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Woman of the Century — Mary Stockly Cary (1893)

CARY, Mrs. Mary Stockly. business woman and philanthropist, born in Allenburg, Canada, 18th August, 1854. Her father, John Gait Stockly, of Philadelphia, Pa., whose business interests in Canada led him to reside there for a few years, removed to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1837. He was a pioneer in the shipping and coal interests of northern Ohio. He built and owned the first docks in Cleveland MARY STOCKLY CARY. harbor.
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