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# Samuel Insull

(1859–1938)   Businessperson

 **2** quotes in **16** categories

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Samuel Insull was a businessperson, best known for *Central-station electric service*.

## Quick Facts About Samuel Insull

Born November 11, 1859

Died July 16, 1938

Profession Businessperson

Notable works Central-station electric service

## About Samuel Insull

Samuel Insull was a British American business magnate. He was an innovator and investor based in Chicago who helped create an integrated electrical infrastructure in the United States. Insull created holding companies that purchased utilities and railroads. Insull was responsible for the building of the Chicago Civic Opera House in 1929.

##  Quotes by Samuel Insull

> [What I did, when I did it, was honest; now, through changed conditions, what I did may or may not be called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-insull/what-i-did-when-i-did-it-was-honest-now-through-changed-conditions/)

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> [Aim for the top. There is plenty of room there. There are so few at the top it is almost lonely there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-insull/aim-for-the-top-there-is-plenty-of-room-there-there-are-so-few-at-the/)

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