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HENRY PLANT

Henry Bradley Plant                                                                 
Born October 27, 1819                                                               
Branford, CT                                                                       
Died June 23, 1899                                                                 
Nationality American                                                               
Spouse Ellen Elizabeth Blackstone (1842-1861)                                       
Margaret Josephine Loughman (1873-1899)                                             
Children Morton Freeman Plant                                                       
                                                                                   
Henry Bradley Plant (October 27, 1819 - June 23, 1899), was involved with many     
transportation projects, mostly railroads, in the U.S. state of Florida.           
Eventually he owned the Plant System of railroads which became part of the         
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Plant City, located near Tampa, was named after       
him.