William Bucknell's father was a Lincolnshire farmer, carpenter, and early settler of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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14 Facts About William Bucknell
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William Bucknell had intermittent schooling and was trained as a wood carver.
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William Bucknell began his career as a wood carver, acquired some savings from that trade and set himself up in business.
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William Bucknell invested in laying gas lines in the city of Chester, Pennsylvania.
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William Bucknell became a director in the United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia.
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William Bucknell was a director in the Buffalo Gas Light Company.
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William Bucknell built an Italianate brownstone mansion at the corner of 17th and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia circa 1860.
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In 1882, William Bucknell donated $50,000 to University at Lewisburg when it was experiencing financial troubles.
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William Bucknell was a generous donor to the Upland Baptist Church in Upland, Pennsylvania.
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William Bucknell was a member and major contributor to the First Baptist Church in Philadelphia.
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William Bucknell helped fund the erection of The Baptist Publication House in Philadelphia.
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William Bucknell sponsored the building of Pearl Hall, a serpentine stone library built on the campus of the Crozer Theological Seminary, in memory of his late wife, Margaret Crozer, daughter of textile manufacturer John Price Crozer.
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William Bucknell's widow, Emma, was a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
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