Julius Kruttschnitt (July 30, 1854 – June 15, 1925) was an American railroad executive
of German descent.
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Biography
He was born on July 30, 1854, in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
. He graduated from Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University (Washington and Lee or W&L) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States. Established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, it is among ...
in 1873 and worked briefly as a schoolteacher before beginning his railroad career. He joined the Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Railroad classes#Class I, Class I Rail transport, railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was oper ...
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 of the Southern Pacific Railroad. He died on June 15, 1925, in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
, of a heart attack.
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See also
* List of Wells Fargo directors
* Pecos River High Bridge
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