George Francis Train was born on 24 March 1829 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Wilhelmina Wilkinson Davis. He died on 5 January 1904 in New York City, New York, USA.
An eccentric American millionaire, in 1870 he traveled around the world
by car, horse, ship, carriage and train in 80 days. Author Jules Verne read
about it and was inspired to write his novel, "Around the World in 80
Days."