The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . GEORGE STEPHENSON was theinventor of the locomotive whichfirst applied steam successfully totransportation. His career was asteady series of successes from thehumblest beginnings until hisfame was established as the bene-factor of England and of the worldby his practical genius. George Stephenson was bornat the village of Wylam, nearNewcastle-ou-Tyne, in Durham,England, on June 9, 1781. Hewas the second of a family of six children. His father, RobertStephenson, was a fireman of the old pumping engine atWylam co
The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . GEORGE STEPHENSON was theinventor of the locomotive whichfirst applied steam successfully totransportation. His career was asteady series of successes from thehumblest beginnings until hisfame was established as the bene-factor of England and of the worldby his practical genius. George Stephenson was bornat the village of Wylam, nearNewcastle-ou-Tyne, in Durham,England, on June 9, 1781. Hewas the second of a family of six children. His father, RobertStephenson, was a fireman of the old pumping engine atWylam colliery. The family being very poor, George wasfirst employed to tend the cows of a neighboring farmer toprevent their straying or trespassing, and for this he receivedtwo-pence a day. lie next joined his elder brother James inworking as a corf-bitter, or picker, in the colliery, where his daily earnings were six-pence, and lie was shortly Bet to drive the gin-horse, forwhich he received eight-pence. When hewas fifteen years of age he worked at Water-row pit as brake-man on the w
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