A trained engineer, he was the cousin-brother of steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie , and a partner in the Carnegie Steel Corporation , a forerunner of U.S. Steel . Early years George Lauder was the son of George Lauder, Sr . and Seaton Morrison.
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Report Abuse. 1  A person regarded as insignificant and pretentious. 2  i'll give it a shot! 3  It dates back to the turn of the 19th century, when the wagon trains were moving west. 4  whippersnapper. the old buggy whip, got the horse moving,a motivator.