Necrology
Year: 1903
Gustavus Franklin Swift
Born: June 24th, 1839
Died: March 29th, 1903
Famous For: Inventor of the Refrigerated Railcar, Founder of Meat-Packing Company
Cause of Death: Hemorrhage that resulted from an operation for an infection of the gall bladder
Burial Place: Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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