Frederick Norton Finney

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Frederick Norton Finney, also FN Finney , (born March 7, 1832 in Boston ; died March 18, 1916 in San Francisco ) was an American railroad engineer and manager. He was president of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad .

Life

Frederick Finney was born the youngest son of revival minister and principal of Oberlin College Charles Grandison Finney . He was the second child from his marriage to Lydia R. Andrews.

He attended Oberlin College and was admitted to the bar in 1857 and practiced in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for three years . During this time he also worked as an engineer for the Winnebago Railway . In June 1859 he moved to the Chicago and Northwestern Railway as an engineer , where he stayed until August 1861. He then worked as an engineer for the city of Toledo and then from March to September 1864 for the Union Pacific Railroad . He was then employed from September 1864 to July 1867 as an engineer and department manager at the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway . From August 1867 to June 1870 he was an engineer with the Erie and Pittsburg Railway . Then he was responsible for the routing and construction of the Canada Southern Railway until October 1873 as chief engineer and general superintendent . From April 1875 to July 1878 he worked in the same capacity with the Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw Railroad .

From July 1878 until October 1887 Finney worked for the Wisconsin Central Railroad , most recently as General Manager. During this time he founded the subsidiary Colby and Finney Construction Co. for the construction of the railway line from Abbotsford to Chippewa Falls and St. Paul and the Wisconsin Union Trust Co. He then traveled for a year through Europe, after which he was held in various managerial positions Railway companies associated. Later he also traveled almost annually through Europe, Asia and Egypt. From June 4, 1890, he was the successor to Thomas Lowry President of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway . Since he continued to live in Milwaukee and other economic and private activities took him to seize, he ended after a year on July 22, 1891 this activity again and Thomas Lowry was his successor. Finney subsequently served as President of the Wisconsin Trust Company.

From December 1894, Frederick Finney worked for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad as a senior engineer and sat on the company's executive committee. During this time he was responsible for the construction of the routes of the Missouri, Kansas and Eastern Railroad , Missouri, Kansas and Northwestern Railroad , Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad and other subsidiaries, in some cases he held the position of President. From October 1, 1904 to November 30, 1906 he was the successor to Henry C. Rouse President of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. Originally it was planned that he would only hold the presidency for the time of Rouse's world tour, but he died in April 1906. His successor was Adrian H. Joline .

In 1907 he retired and lived in Pasadena , California. Shortly before his death, he took a trip to Hawaii and visited a volcanic crater. He did not recover from the exertion.

Finney had been a trustee of Oberlin College since 1883 and financed Finney Chapel, which opened in 1908 in memory of his father. He also helped finance the organ at Oberlin College in 1915.

In December 1863 he married Williana Wallace Clark (1841-1899). The couple had two daughters and two sons.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 20 Jun 1889, Page 1 - The Inter Ocean at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ 17 Oct 1889, Page 1 - Statesman Journal at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ 7 Feb 1888, Page 6 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
  4. ^ 1 Jun 1890, 10 - St. Louis Globe-Democrat at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
  5. ↑ 22 Jul 1891, Page 6 - The Saint Paul Globe at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
  6. ↑ 27 Nov 1906, Page 2 - The Wall Street Journal at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
  7. ↑ 30 Apr 1906, 1 - The Daily Times at Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Annual reports of the president and the treasurer. 1915/1916. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Finney, Frederick Norton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Finney, Frederick Norton (full name); Finney, FN
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American railroad engineer and manager
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston
DATE OF DEATH March 18, 1916
Place of death San Francisco