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George B. Harris
Occupationrailroad executive
Known forpresident of CB&Q

George B. Harris (before 1880after 1914) was president of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad from 1901 to 1910.[1][2][3]

Early life and family

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George B. Harris was the son of George S. Harris, who was, for a time, a land commissioner for the Burlington and Missouri Railroad.[4][5][6] George B. Harris married Sarah __.[7]

Railroad career

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He was appointed as vice president and general manager of the CB&Q.[8] Harris also served as the president of the Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad in the 1890s.[9] In 1901 he succeeded Charles Elliott Perkins as president of the CB&Q.[1][10][11] Harris was succeeded as president of the CB&Q in 1910 by Darius Miller.[1][2] When Miller died suddenly of appendicitis, Harris was one of many honorary pallbearers at his funeral in Chicago on August 27, 1914.[12]

By 1918 he had become president of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ a b Grant, H. Roger, ed. (2000). Iowa Railroads: The Essays of Frank P. Donovan, Jr. University of Iowa Press. p. 285. ISBN 0-87745-723-9. Retrieved November 30, 2013. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ Before the Interstate Commerce Commission in the matter of Consolidations and Combinations of Carriers Subject to the Act to Regulate Commerce, Including the Method of Association known as the "Community of Interest Plan". Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1902. Retrieved December 1, 2013. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ Zunz, Olivier (1990). Making America Corporate: 1870-1920. University of Chicago Press. pp. 54 and 220. ISBN 0-226-99460-0. Retrieved December 1, 2013. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  5. ^ "Missouri & Burlington River Railroad's Role in Settling the West". Industrial Chic. July 6, 2011. Retrieved December1, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ Nebraska State Historical Society (September 20, 2012). "Nebraska National Register Sites in Lancaster County". Retrieved December 1, 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ Hirsch, Roger (Summer 2013). "New Bison Trail History Goes Waaaay Back" (PDF). Great Plains Trail Network: 6–7. Retrieved December 1, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Personal". San Francisco Call. Vol. 78, no. 14. June 14, 1895. Retrieved December 1, 2013. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  9. ^ Biennial Report of the Railroad Commissioner of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Co. 1897. p. 18. Retrieved December 11, 2013. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  10. ^ Derdak, Thomas; Hast, Adéle (1992). International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 5. St. James Press. p. 427. Retrieved December 1, 2013. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  11. ^ Mitchell, Julie A. (2001). Notable Corporate Chronologies: A-K. Gale Group. p. 410. Retrieved December 1, 2013. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  12. ^ "Obsequies for Darius Miller". Railway Review. 55 (9): 243. August 29, 1914. Retrieved November 30, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  13. ^ "List of Principal Railroad Presidents Affected by Director General's Order". New York Times. May 22, 1918. Retrieved December 10, 2013. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
Business positions
Preceded by
President of Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
1901 – 1910
Succeeded by


Category:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad people Category:20th-century American railroad executives