Facts: - imagesize: 150px - relatives: oakes ames -lrb- brother -rrb- - years active: 1844-1871 - known for: president of union pacific railroad - death date: 9 march 1877 - honors: oliver wyoming and oakes ames monument , near laramie , - birth date: 5 november 1807 - name: oliver ames , jr. . - image: govoliverames.jpg - birth place: plymouth , massachusetts - occupation: businessman , railroad executive Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of oliver ames , jr. . .
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oliver ames , jr. -lrb- november 5 , 1807 -- march 9 , 1877 -rrb- was president of union pacific railroad when the railroad met the central pacific railroad in utah for the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in north america .