William James
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Most Influential Person Across History
English lawyer, surveyor and railway promoter
Why Is William James Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, William James was an English lawyer, surveyor, land agent and pioneer promoter of rail transport. According to his obituary "He was the original projector of the Liverpool & Manchester and other railways, and may with truth be considered as the father of the railway system, as he surveyed numerous lines at his own expense at a time when such an innovation was generally ridiculed."
