Julius Kruttschnitt (July 30, 1854 – June 15, 1925) was a
German American railroad executive.
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Biography
He was born on July 30, 1854 in . He graduated from Washington and Lee University
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in 1873 and worked briefly as a schoolteacher before beginning his railroad career. He joined the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1885 and served in a variety of roles, culminating in chairman from 1913.
He retired on May 31, 1925 as chairman of the executive committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...
of the Southern Pacific Railroad. He died on June 15, 1925 in of a heart attack.
References
See also
* List of Wells Fargo directors
*Pecos River High Bridge
The Pecos River High Bridge carries the Union Pacific Railroad across the Pecos River gorge and is the second high-level crossing on this site.
History
The first Pecos River Bridge, designed by SP chief engineer Julius Kruttschnitt, was buil ...
1854 births
1925 deaths
Southern Pacific Railroad people
American people of German descent
Washington and Lee University alumni
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19th-century American businesspeople