Julius Edgar Willoughby (October 13, 1871 – March 11, 1944) was a chief engineer with various railroad companies in the U.S., as well as one in

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

. Willoughby was born in

Arkadelphia, Alabama Arkadelphia is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. History Arkadelphia was settled in the 19th century, with a post office opening in 1854. It was initially located with Blount County. The town's etymology is ...

, on October 12, 1871. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1892 and went to work for the

Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad , commonly called the L&N, was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States. Chartered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1850, the road grew into one of the ...

. He rose the ranks at various railroad companies before joining the Louisville and Nashville's Knoxville La Follette & Jellico where he became chief engineer. He also served as chief engineer of the National Railroad of Haiti in 1912 and replaced E.B. Pleasants as chief engineer of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1913. He is credited with naming

Eridu, Florida Eridu is an unincorporated area in Taylor County, Florida and was a rail stop on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It was named after Eridanus, the latin name of the river Po. Eridu was named by J.E. Willoughby, chief engineer of the Atlantic Co ...

and

Iddo, Florida Iddo is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, Florida, in the United States. It was named, along with Eridu, Florida, by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a United States Class I railroad formed in 1900, ...

. In 1920 he was involved in plans to deepen the canal at

Port Tampa Port Tampa is a neighborhood in the southwestern most portion within the city limits of Tampa, Florida, on the western end of the Interbay Peninsula where the main port used to be. Within this neighborhood is Picnic Island Park as well as West Sh ...

. He was consulted regarding plans for an Atlantic - Gulf of Mexico shipping canal across Florida. He died in Sarasota, Florida.

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1871 births 1944 deaths Engineers from Alabama 20th-century American engineers University of Alabama alumni Louisville and Nashville Railroad people Atlantic Coast Line Railroad American expatriates in Haiti {{US-engineer-stub