Hugh Riddle (1822–1892) was an American railroad executive. Early in his career he worked for the

Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeastern United States, originally connecting New York City — more specifically Jersey City, New Jersey, where Erie's Pavonia Terminal, long demolished, used to stand — with Lake Erie ...

, the

Buffalo and State Line Railroad Buffalo most commonly refers to: * Bubalina, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo * Bison, including the American buffalo * Buffalo, New York Buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to: Animals * Bubalina, a subtribe of the tr ...

, and the

Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet for coal traffic on Lake Ontario. Predecessors Horseheads–Canandaigua Th ...

. He served as General Superintendent of the

from January 1, 1864 to May 1, 1869 as successor of Charles Minot. In 1869 he was appointed Superintendent of the

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock. At the end ...

, became Vice-President in 1871, and served as President from 1877 to 1883.

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1822 births 1892 deaths 19th-century American railroad executives Erie Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad {{US-rail-bio-stub

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