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Jervis Langdon Jr. (January 28, 1905 – February 16, 2004) was an American railroad executive noted as president of B&O, the Rock Island, and
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. Langdon was a member of The Hill School class of 1923, but was expelled due to participating in a party where alcohol was involved (although he did not consume it). He then matriculated at
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, and graduated with the class of 1927. He was nominated for the
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, but was ultimately not selected. He served as a colonel in the Army Air Force during
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. He was a grand-nephew of
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, and in 1982, he donated his family house
Quarry Farm Quarry Farm is located on East Hill overlooking Elmira, New York, and the Chemung River Valley. In 1869, Jervis Langdon purchased the property as a vacation home for his family. When he died the following year, it was inherited by his eldest d ...
to
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for the use of studies of the author.


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