Leonard H. Murray

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Leonard Hugh Murray (born September 26, 1913 in Evanston , Illinois ; died November 20, 2001 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) was an American railroad manager. He was president of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad and the Soo Line Railroad .

Life

Leonard H. Murray was born to Albert L. Murray and Estelle A. Matthews. In his youth he was engaged in pigeon breeding.

He graduated from the University of Minnesota . In 1935 he obtained his bachelor's degree in politics and sociology. He then studied at the law school of this university and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1938 . First he worked at the Minnesota Supreme Court and was an independent lawyer from 1940. During World War II, he was the chief price attorney with the Office of Price Administration for the Minnesota area from 1942 to 1944 . From 1944 he began practicing as a lawyer again and, in view of the fact that many railway companies were in bankruptcy administration, shifted his focus to the bankruptcy and reorganization law of railway companies.

In 1949 he was appointed assistant to the President of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad, which had just completed the reorganization. In 1952 he became vice president and in 1958, after the death of Henry S. Mitchell, president of this railway company. In 1954, he also became vice president of the reorganized Wisconsin Central Railroad . Together with G. Allan MacNamara (President of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad ) he operated the merger of these three railway companies under control of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

When it merged to form Soo Line Railroad, Murray became the company's first president and chief executive officer. In November 1978, he transferred the position of President to his designated successor, Thomas M. Beckley . At the same time he took over the role of Chairman of the Board. On December 31, 1979, he resigned from both positions. He remained a member of the Supervisory Board until 1983 and headed the Executive Committee. During his active tenure he increased the earnings of the railway company and made sure that it was more profitable than the average of the other companies.

He also sat on the boards of the Great Northern Insurance Company and the First Bank of Minneapolis from 1963 to 1984. He has also served on the boards of the Junior Achievement Association, the Citizen Council of Delinquency and Crime, and the Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce.

In 1971 he received the University of Minnesota Outstanding Achievement Award.

He was married to Virginia Patricia Dutcher Murray (1916-2005) since 1940. The couple had three children.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 15 Mar 1934, Page 12 - Star Tribune at Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
  2. ↑ 15 Jun 1938, 2 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
  3. ^ 3 Nov 1949, Page 9 - Ironwood Daily Globe at Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
  4. ^ 9 Mar 1954, Page 2 - The Oshkosh Northwestern at Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
  5. ^ 2 Jan 1980, Page 14 - Stevens Point Journal at Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
  6. ^ 3 Jan 1980, 13 - Fond Du Lac Commonwealth Reporter at Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Murray, Leonard H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murray, Leonard Hugh (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American railroad manager
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Evanston , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH November 20, 2001
Place of death Minneapolis , Minnesota