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George Capwell
George Lewis Capwell Cronin (July 1, 1902 – January 7, 1970), the American manager of the Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador ("Electric Company of Ecuador") in Guayaquil, Ecuador, founded Club Sport Emelec, a sports club, in 1929. Emelec, named for the first syllable of each word in the company's name, is one of Ecuador's leading football clubs. Biography Capwell was born on July 1, 1902, in Olean, New York. He was known for his love of athletics, particularly American football, basketball, swimming, and baseball. When he was young, he lived for a time in Panama, where his father was an engineer involved in the construction of the Panama Canal. He studied electrical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After graduating, he took a job as an assistant engineer at a power plant in Cienfuegos, Cuba. He later spent time in Panama. Standing over tall and weighing over , Capwell was noted for his organizational and leadership skills. Emelec Capwell arrived in Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olean, New York
Olean ( ) is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Olean is the largest city in Cattaraugus County and serves as its financial, business, transportation and entertainment center. It is one of the principal cities of the Southern Tier region of Western New York. The city is surrounded by the town of Olean and is located in the southeastern part of Cattaraugus County. The population was 13,437 in 2019 per the United States Census Bureau. History The first European in the area was possibly Joseph de La Roche Daillon, a missionary and explorer from Canada. La Roche reported on the presence of oil near Cuba, the first petroleum sighting in North America. At that time the area was a part of the territory of the Wenrohronon or Wenro Indians, an Iroquois speaking people. In 1643, the Wenro tribes became the first victims of a series of brutal conflicts known as the Second Beaver War. The area was first settled by Europeans around 1765, called by the Indian name ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |