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John G. Stephenson (1809 in County Armagh, Ireland - 1893 in New Rochelle, N.Y.),〔(Death of John Stephenson from the New York Times ). Retrieved 25 February 2009.〕 an American coachbuilder, invented and patented the first streetcar to run on rails in the United States.〔Middleton, William D. (1967). ''The Time of the Trolley'', pp. 13 and 424. Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 0-89024-013-2.〕 Stephenson also designed the New York and Harlem Railroad which was formally opened on 26 November 1832. Twelve days later a horse-drawn streetcar built at Stephenson's works and named ''John Mason'' after the president of the railroad company, started the public service.〔(John Prentice: Tramway Origins and Pioneers from TramwayInfo.com ). Retrieved 25 February 2009.〕〔(Streetcars - Cable Cars from About.com Inventors. ) Retrieved 25 February 2009.〕 Stephenson is therefore remembered as the creator of the tramway.〔(The John Stephenson Car Co ). Retrieved 25 February 2009.〕 ==Life== John Stephenson emigrated to the United States from Ireland with his parents, James and Grace Stephenson, when he was two years old. After attending public schools in New York City, he completed his education at the Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. At the age of 19, he became an apprentice to Abram Brower, the pioneer of the Broadway stage lines. Stephenson died at his summer home in New Rochelle, New York in 1893.〔(DEATH OF JOHN STEPHENSON; THE BUILDER OF STREET CARS PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY ), August 1, 1893〕
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