Well-known in his day, he is almost universally unknown now. Alexander Johnston Cassatt was born in Pittsburgh on this date in 1839. He was the eldest of seven children. Today his accomplishments are overshadowed by his sister Mary, the world-renowned Impressionist painter.
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Cassatt served as the seventh president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) from June 9, 1899 until his death on December 28, 1906.
After graduating from...