1835

Andrew Carnegie born in Dunfermline, Scotland

Andrew is born in Dunfermline, Scotland, to Margaret and Will Carnegie. Will Carnegie is a skilled weaver, and the Carnegies are one of many working-class families in town. A younger son, Tom, is born in 1843.

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