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 | | Charles M. Schwab was born on April 18, 1862, in Williamsburg, PA., and grew up in Loretto, PA. In 1879, he began working for the Carnegie Co. as a stake-driver in engineering corps of Edgar Thompson Steel Works and Furnaces in Braddock, PA. This plant formed part of Carnegie Brothers and Co., Limited. |
 | | Schwab was frequently promoted while working at the Edgar Thompson Steel Works, and in 1886, Carnegie appointed him to the position of general superindentent at the Homestead works. |
 | | In 1889 Schwab became general superintendent of the Edgar Thompson Steel Works and later went on to become the president of Carnegie Steel Company, Limited. |
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