- Edwin Winter
Edwin Winter (born
November 18 1845 ) was president ofNorthern Pacific Railway in 1896 then president ofBrooklyn Rapid Transit Company ,Brooklyn Heights Railroad and allied companies.He was born
November 18 ,1845 , inVermont .Career
Entered railway service: 1867, since which he has been consecutively 1867 to 1870, Construction Department,
Union Pacific Railroad ; 1870 to 1873, contractor’s agent on construction, various railroads; 1873 to 1876, general claim agent,Chicago and North Western Railway ; 1876 to 1879, general superintendent, West Wisconsin; 1879 to 1880, general superintendent,Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railroad ; 1880 to 1881, general superintendent,St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad ; 1881 toNovember 16 ,1885 , assistant president; sinceJune 6 ,1888 , director;November 16 ,1885 , to July 1896, general manager, same road; July 1896, toAugust 31 ,1897 , president,Northern Pacific Railway ; September 1899, president,Chicago Transfer and Clearing Company atChicago ,Illinois ; February 1902, president,Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company ,Brooklyn Heights Railroad and allied companies.References
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