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Theodore P. Shonts
Theodore Perry Shonts (May 5, 1855 – September 21, 1919) was an American lawyer and industrialist who served as chairman of the Panama Canal Commission and president of a number of important railways, including the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City and the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad. Early life Shonts was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, on May 5, 1855. He was the son of Dr. Henry Daniels Shonts (1823–1910), and Margaret Nevin (née Marshall) Shonts (1825–1915). His maternal grandparents were H. David Marshall and Jane (née Waid) Marshall. His father was a well known pioneer doctor who practiced in Erie, Pennsylvania, before moving to Centerville, Iowa, in 1861. Shonts attended Monmouth College in Illinois where he studied civil engineering, and from where he graduated in 1876. In 1914, he was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree from Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Career After graduation from Monmouth College, he became an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the private operator of New York City's original underground subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the city in June 1940, along with the younger BMT and IND systems, to form the modern New York City Subway. The former IRT lines (the numbered routes in the current subway system) are now the A Division or IRT Division of the Subway. History The first IRT subway ran between City Hall and 145th Street at Broadway, opening on October 27, 1904. It opened following more than twenty years of public debate on the merits of subways versus the existing elevated rail system and on various proposed routes. Founded on May 6, 1902, by August Belmont, Jr., the IRT's mission was to operate New York City's initial underground rapid transit system after Belmont's and John B. McDonald's Rapid Transit Construction Company was awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
