John Shedd Reed

John Shedd Reed

John Shedd Reed (1917 – March 16, 2008)cite news| url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8600351| title=John Shedd Reed, rail executive| publisher=San Jose Mercury News| author=Associated Press| date=2008-03-17| accessdate=2008-03-17| ] cite news| url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-hed-shedd-reed-17mar17,0,6634355.story| title=John Shedd Reed, 1917 - 2008| publisher=Chicago Tribune| author=Shah, Tina| date=2008-03-17| accessdate=2008-03-17| ] was president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1967 until 1986. The rail transport industry journal "Modern Railways" named Reed its Man of the Year for 1970.

He served as the president of Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, from 1984 to 1994. Reed's grandfather was John G. Shedd, founder of the aquarium.

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