Edmund Pennington

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Edmund J. Pennington (born September 16, 1848 in Peru , LaSalle County , Illinois, died May 1, 1926 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) was an American railroad manager. He was President and Chairman of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (Soo Line).

Life

His father Edmund came from Chester (England) and emigrated to North America in 1824. His mother Sarah Jackson was from Scotland. In 1849 his mother died. In 1852 the family moved to St. Paul and in 1854 to St. Anthony. The family later lived in Iowa.

From 1869 Edmund Pennington worked for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad , initially as a warehouse worker. By the time he left the railway company in 1886, he had worked his way up to assistant superintendent. That year he moved to Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway, where he became Superintendent for the Minnesota Division. In 1898 he became general superintendent and a year later general manager. In 1901 he became 2nd Vice President and in 1905 first Vice President of the railway company.

After the death of President Thomas Lowry in March 1909, he succeeded him. He held this position until May 16, 1922. In his tenure the construction of its headquarters falls First National Bank-Soo Line Building in Minneapolis in 1915, and the State Administration of Railways by the State United States Railroad Administration from 1917 to 1920. After his time as president, he served as Chairman of the Board continues worked in a leading position in the railway company. While with the Soo Line, he was also President of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad , Mineral Range Railway, and Spokane International Railway, also under the control of the Canadian Pacific Railway .

He was also president of the Western Express of Minnesota and director of the First National Bank of Minnesota and the Twin City Rapid Transit Company.

Edmund Pennigton was first married to Carrie L. Jackson (died May 24, 1905). The sons Walter Scott Pennington and Sidney Lloyd Pennington come from the marriage. In July 1906 he married Ella Sturgis Lawler (1859-1925), the daughter of Samuel Davis Sturgis and widow of the President of the First National Bank of Mitchell, who died in 1896. He became a stepfather to a son (Samuel Sturgis Lawler, born 1892) and three daughters (Eleanor Jerusha Lawler, born 1887; Catherine Lawler, born 1889; Nina Pennington, born 1893).

The Pennington County (Minnesota) was named after him, he at the time of formation of the county in 1910 president of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway was.

After a long illness, he died on May 1, 1926 in his home in Minneapolis. His net worth was more than $ 100,000. Traffic on the Soo Line was idle for five minutes during his funeral.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ May 25, 1905, p. 6 - The Minneapolis Journal at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ July 20, 1906, p. 10 - The Mitchell Capital at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ July 12, 1906, p. 12 - The Minneapolis Journal at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
  4. ↑ May 8, 1926, p. 2 - The Minneapolis Star at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
  5. ↑ May 6, 1926, p. 24 - The Cincinnati Enquirer at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Pennington, Edmund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pennington, Edmund J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American railroad manager
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Peru , LaSalle County , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1926
Place of death Minneapolis , Minnesota