William F. Nast

William F. Nast

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birth_date = 1840-06-16
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William F. Nast (born June 16 1840 [Dates and other biographical information in this article are drawn from "Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography" 1887-89.] ) was the third president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

Nast was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 16 1840. From 1861 to 1865 he served at the American Consulate in Stuttgart, Germany. Upon his return to the United States, Nast entered the brokerage business in New York, New York.

On September 2 1868, Nast became president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, a position he held for less than a month, ending on September 24 1868.

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