Theodore Newton Vail, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States industrialist
Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1845
Place of Birth: Minerva, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 16-Apr-1920
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Theodore Newton Vail
- Theodore Newton Vail (July 16, 1845 – April 16, 1920) was president of American Telephone & Telegraph between 1885 and 1889, and again from 1907 to 1919.
- Vail saw telephone service as a public utility and moved to consolidate telephone networks under the Bell system.
- In 1913 he oversaw the Kingsbury Commitment that led to a more open system for connection.
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