Charles Donnelly (November 9, 1869 – September 4, 1939) was president of
Northern Pacific Railway
The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly of land grants, whic ...
1920–1939.
Biography
He was born in
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin. The population was 18,877 at the 2020 census. The city also forms one of the core areas of the United States Census Bureau's Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids Micropolit ...
, on November 9, 1869, the son of Thomas F. and Catherine Corwin. He married Berthania McMichael on November 6, 1894.
He was educated at
Georgetown University
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, graduating with an LL.B. in 1896, after which he began his law practice in
Washington, D.C.
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In 1903 Donnelly became division counsel for the
Northern Pacific Railway
The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly of land grants, whic ...
, having an office in
Helena, Montana
Helena (; ) is the capital city of Montana, United States, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County.
Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. Due to the gold rush, Helena would ...
. He held this position until 1908 when he was promoted to assistant general counsel based in
St. Paul, Minnesota; further promotions led to his presidency of the railroad beginning in 1920.
He remained in this position until his death in 1939.
References
1869 births
1939 deaths
Northern Pacific Railway people
Georgetown University Law Center alumni
People from Helena, Montana
People from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
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