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The purpose of this table is to compare the leadership of the Nickel Plate Road from year to year and to observe the continuity (or lack of) in leadership positions and titles. Many officers stayed in the same or related positions for years (e.g. H.H. Hampton), while some only served for a short time. It is interesting to note the change in number and titles of positions from year to year and decade to decade. The only years shown here are those in which personnel or title/position names changed.
| PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | TREASURER/ SECRETARY |
CASHIER | AUDITOR | GENERAL COUNSEL |
GENERAL MANAGER |
GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT |
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT |
TRANSFER AGENT |
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| 1884 | Wm. K. Vanderbilt | D.W. Caldwell | F.W. Vanderbilt | H. Hammersley | J. P. Curry | S.E. Williamson | Lewis Williams | G. B. Spriggs | B.F. Horner | ||||||||||
| CHAIRMAN | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 | Wm. K. Vanderbilt | D.W. Caldwell | NONE LISTED | Allyn Cox | NONE LISTED--> | L.H. King | |||||||||||||
| 1890 | Wm. K. Vanderbilt | D.W. Caldwell | NONE LISTED | Allyn Cox | NONE LISTED--> | Frederick Middlebrook | |||||||||||||
| 1895 | Wm. K. Vanderbilt | S.R. Callaway | NONE LISTED | Allyn Cox | NONE LISTED--> | Frederick Middlebrook | |||||||||||||
| TREASURER/ SECRETARY |
ASSISTANT TREASURER |
LOCAL TREASURER |
TRANSFER AGENT |
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| 1898 | Chauncey M. Depew | W. H. Canniff | Charles F. Cox | H. Hammersley | F. Middlebrook | H.B. Ayers | |||||||||||||
| 1899 | " | " | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | |||||||||||||
| 1904 | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | NONE LISTED | NONE LISTED | |||||||||||||
| SECRETARY | TREASURER | ASSISTANT TREASURER |
LOCAL TREASURER |
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT |
GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT |
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT |
AUDITOR | PURCHASING AGENT |
GENERAL SOLICITOR |
ASSISTANT GENERAL SOLICITOR |
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| 1905 | " | " | Dwight W. Pardee | Charles F. Cox | F. Middlebrook | H. Hammersley | A.W. Johnston | James Webster | B.F. Horner | H.V. Fountain | W.P. Dittoe | J.H. Clarke | F.B. Carpenter | ||||||
| GENERAL MANAGER |
CHIEF ENGINEER |
GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT |
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT |
SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORTATION |
AUDITOR | PURCHASING AGENT |
GENERAL SOLICITOR |
ASSISTANT GENERAL SOLICITOR |
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| 1906 | " | " | " | " | Harry G. Snelling | " | Albert W. Johnston | Emmett E. Hart | James Webster | Benjamin F. Horner | William L. Blair | Henry V. Fountain | Wilfrid P. Dittoe | John H. Clarke | Frank B. Carpenter | ||||
| SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORTATION |
CHIEF ENGINEER |
SUPERINT. TRACK MAIN. & CONSTR. |
GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT |
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT |
AUDITOR | PURCHASING AGENT |
GENERAL COUNSEL |
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL |
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| 1907 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | William L. Blair | Emmett E. Hart | Charles B. Hoyt | James Webster | Benjamin F. Horner | Henry V. Fountain | Wilfrid P. Dittoe | John H. Clarke | Frank B. Carpenter | |||
| 1910 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | Bernard E. Morgan | " | Henry J. Holden | " | " | " | |||
| SUPERINTENDENT MOTIVE POWER |
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| 1911 | " | " | " | " | Eli A. Miller | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | |||
| LOCAL TREASURER |
AUDITOR | GENERAL COUNSEL |
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL |
GENERAL MANAGER |
ASST. TO GEN. MANAGER | SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORTATION |
CHIEF ENGINEER |
SUPERINTENDENT MOTIVE POWER |
SUPERINT. TRACK MAIN. & CONSTR. |
PURCHASING AGENT |
GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT |
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT |
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| 1912 | " | " | " | Milton S. Barger | H. Hammersley | Henry J. Holden | Frank B. Carpenter | Herbert D. Palmer | Albert W. Johnston | William L. Blair | Robert W. Mitchener | Emmett E. Hart | Eli A. Miller | Charles B. Hoyt | Wilfrid P. Dittoe | Bernard E. Morgan | Benjamin F. Horner | ||
| 1913 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | ||
| 1914 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | " | NONE LISTED | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | ||
| 1915 | " | " | " | " | J. Grant Alexander | " | " | NONE LISTED | " | NONE LISTED | " | " | Harry A. Macbeth | " | " | " | " | ||
| PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER |
VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | ASST. TO THE PRESIDENT |
SPECIAL ENGINEER TO THE PRES. |
SECRETARY | TREASURER | AUDITOR | GENERAL COUNSEL |
SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORTATION |
CHIEF ENGINEER |
SUPERINTENDENT MOTIVE POWER |
PURCHASING AGENT |
GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT |
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT |
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| 1916 | O.P. Van Sweringen | J.J. Bernet | M.J. Van Sweringen | W.S. Hayden | J.R. Nutt | A.W. Johnston | C.E. Denney | W.D. Turner | Otto Miller | Henry J. Holden | M.B. & H.H. Johnson | Robert W. Mitchener | Emmett E. Hart | A.R. Ayers | Wilfrid P. Dittoe | Bernard E. Morgan | J.Y. Calahan | ||
| VICE-PRESIDENT | ASST. TO THE PRESIDENT |
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT |
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| 1917 | " | " | " | " | " | C.L. Bradley | C.E. Denney | " | " | " | H.D. Howe | Robert W. Mitchener | " | " | " | " | " | ||
| PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL |
COMPTROLLER | |||||||||||||||||
| 1918 | " | O.P. Van Sweringen | " | " | " | " | H.D. Howe | " | L.B. Williams | L.R. Deevers | " | NONE LISTED | W.J. Bergen | NONE LISTED | NONE LISTED | NONE LISTED | NONE LISTED | ||
| VICE-PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER |
SECRETARY | TREASURER | AUDITOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 1920 | " | J.J. Bernet | " | " | " | " | " | C.E. Denney | W.D. Turner | L.B. Williams | Lewis A. Bell | NONE LISTED | Emmett E. Hart | NONE LISTED | NONE LISTED | NONE LISTED | NONE LISTED | ||
| TRAFFIC MANAGER |
SUPERINTENDENT TELEGRAPH |
GENERAL STOREKEEPER |
CONSULTING & VALUATION ENGINEER |
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| 1921 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | R.W. Mitchener | " | A.R. Ayers | Wilfrid P. Dittoe | B.E. Morgan | W.L. Blair | J.H. Nichols | W.J. Bergen |
| GENERAL TREASURER |
COMPTROLLER | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1922 | " | " | " | Otto Miller | " | " | W.A. Colston | " | " | L.B. Williams | Lewis A. Bell | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| SENIOR VICE- PRESEIDENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL |
SECRETARY & ASST. TO PRESEIDENT |
TREASURER | COMPTROLLER | SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORTATION |
CONSULTING ENGINEER |
VALUATION ENGINEER |
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| 1923 | " | " | W.L. Ross | M.J. Van Sweringen | Otto Miller | J.R. Nutt | C.L. Bradley | John Sherwin | C.E. Denney | W.A. Colston | George S. Ross | L.B. Williams | Lewis A. Bell | W.A. Collie | E.E. Hart | W.J. Bergen | NONE LISTED | NONE LISTED | <---- SEE |
| VALUATION ENGINEER AND |
ENGINEERING ASST. TO PRESIDENT |
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| 1924 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | W.J. Bergen | W.J. Bergen | NONE LISTED | <---- SEE |
| 1926 | M.J. Van Sweringen | " | " | J.R. Nutt | C.L. Bradley | John Sherwin | C.E. Denney | NONE LISTED | NONE LISTED | " | " | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | " | " | NONE LISTED | <---- SEE |
| VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL |
GENERAL MANAGER |
SECRETARY & ASST. VICE-PRESEIDENT |
TREASURER | COMPTROLLER | ENGINEERING ASST. TO PRESIDENT |
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| 1927 | " | W.L. Ross | C.L. Bradley | J.W. Graham | H.J. Klein | J.R. Nutt | John Sherwin | W.A. Colston | A.R. Ayers | George S. Ross | L.B. Williams | Lewis A. Bell | W.J. Bergen | " | NONE LISTED | ||||
| 1929 | " | " | J.W. Graham | H.H. Hampton | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | NONE LISTED--> | |||||
| 1931 | " | " | J.H. Day | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | ||||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE |
VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT CORPORATE RELATIONS |
VICE-PRESIDENT PURCHASES & STORES |
VICE-PRESIDENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT |
COMPTROLLER | GENERAL SOLICITOR |
SECRETARY | TREASURER | ||||||||||
| 1933 | " | J.J. Bernet | G.D. Brooke | F.M. Whitaker | J.H. Day | W.A. Colston | W.G. Black | H.H. Hampton | E.M. Thomas | W.J. Stevenson | George S. Ross | R.G. Eberly | |||||||
| 1934 | " | " | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | " | " | " | " | " | " | |||||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT LAW |
VICE-PRESIDENT | COMPTROLLER | |||||||||||||||||
| 1935 | NONE LISTED | W.J. Harahan | " | " | " | Herbert Fitzpatrick | " | " | R.S. Marshall | E.M. Thomas | " | " | |||||||
| EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT |
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| 1936 | NONE LISTED | " | G.D. Brooke | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | " | " | " | " | " | |||||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT LAW |
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT | COMPTROLLER | SECRETARY | TREASURER | GENERAL COUNSEL |
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| 1937 | NONE LISTED | W.J. Harahan* | Herbert Fitzpatrick | G.D. Brooke | J.H. Day | H.H. Hampton | R.S. Marshall | E.M. Thomas | George S. Ross | R.G. Eberly | W.J. Stevenson | *Died December, 1937) | |||||||
| 1938 | R.R. Young | G.D. Brooke | " | NONE LISTED | " | " | " | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | ||||||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT | COMPTROLLER | SECRETARY AND TREASURER |
GENERAL COUNSEL |
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| 1939 | G.D. Brooke | G.D. Brooke | " | R.S. Marshall | " | " | E.M. Thomas | H.F. Lohmeyer | Robert B. Tunstall | ||||||||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT |
COMPTROLLER | SECRETARY AND TREASURER |
GENERAL COUNSEL |
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| 1940 | " | " | R.S. Marshall | J.H. Day | H.H. Hampton | E.M. Thomas | H.F. Lohmeyer | Robert B. Tunstall | |||||||||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT OPERATION |
VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT &GENERAL COUNSEL |
VICE-PRESIDENT &COMPTROLLER |
SECRETARY AND TREASURER |
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| 1942 | NONE LISTED | John W. Davin | Frank D. Beale | Ross S. Marshall | " | J. Hudson Day | Robert B. Tunstall | Edward M. Thomas | Henry F. Lohmeyer | ||||||||||
| SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT OPERATION |
VICE-PRESIDENT | COMPTROLLER | ||||||||||||||||
| 1943 | " | " | Ross S. Marshall | Frank D. Beale | " | " | Edward M. Thomas | J. Fred Andrews | " | ||||||||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | GENERAL COUNSEL |
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| 1944 | " | " | " | J. Hudson Day | " | Edward M. Thomas | William H. Wenneman | " | " | Robert W. Purcell | |||||||||
| 1945 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | |||||||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE & CORPORATE RELATIONS |
VICE-PRESIDENT& GENERAL COUNSEL |
COMPTROLLER | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | " | " | " | " | " | " | William H. Wenneman | Robert W. Purcell | " | O.M. Hepler | |||||||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT OPERATION |
VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE |
GENERAL COUNSEL | SECRETARY | TREASURER | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | " | " | J. Hudson Day | Felix S. Hales | " | Edward M. Thomas | Eugene M. Smith | John N. Dillen | Arthur M. Waldron | Harry L. Lehmkuhle | |||||||||
| EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT OPERATION |
VICE-PRESIDENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE |
GENERAL COUNSEL | SECRETARY | TREASURER | COMPTROLLER | |||||||||||
| 1948 | " | John W. Davin* Lynne L. White |
Lynne L. White | J. Hudson Day | Felix S. Hales | H. Horton Hampton | Edward M. Thomas | Eugene M. Smith | John N. Dillen | Arthur M. Waldron | Harry L. Lehmkuhle | *Deceased January, 1949 | |||||||
| ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT W&LE |
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT &ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT OPERATION |
VICE-PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL |
VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT ACCOUNTING |
SECRETARY | COMPTROLLER | TREASURER | ||||||||
| 1949 | Lynne L. White | Lynne L. White | George Durham | Michael Gallagher | Harry J. McDonald | Curtis B. Bennett | Felix S. Hales | Eugene M. Smith | J. Hudson Day | H. Horton Hampton | Edward M. Thomas | John N. Dillen | Harry L. Lehmkuhle | Arthur M. Waldron | |||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE |
SECRETARY | COMPTROLLER | TREASURER | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | William H. Wenneman | John N. Dillen | Harry L. Lehmkuhle | Arthur M. Waldron | ||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE & ACCOUNTING |
SECRETARY | COMPTROLLER | TREASURER | ||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | William H. Wenneman | John N. Dillen | Harry L. Lehmkuhle | Arthur M. Waldron | |||||
| EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT &ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT &GENERAL COUNSEL |
VICE-PRESIDENT OPERATION |
VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE & ACCOUNTING |
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
SECRETARY | COMPTROLLER | TREASURER | ||||||||
| 1952 | " | " | " | Felix S. Hales | J. Hudson Day | H. Horton Hampton | Harry J. McDonald | Eugene M. Smith | John C. Wallace | William H. Wenneman | Curtis B. Bennett | Michael Gallagher | John N. Dillen | Harry L. Lehmkuhle | Arthur M. Waldron | ||||
| 1953 | " | " | " | " | Sylvester J. Witt | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | Julius T. Schenkel | " | ||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT &GENERAL COUNSEL |
VICE-PRESIDENT OPERATION |
VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE & ACCOUNTING |
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
ASST. VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE & TREASURER |
SECRETARY | COMPTROLLER | |||||||||
| 1954 | " | Felix S. Hales | " | Sylvester J. Witt | H. Horton Hampton | Eugene M. Smith | John C. Wallace | William H. Wenneman | Curtis B. Bennett | Michael Gallagher | Ralph R. Deahl | Clifford B. Campbell | John N. Dillen | Julius T. Schenkel | <--- | ||||
| ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
ASST. VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE & TREASURER |
SECRETARY | COMPTROLLER | ||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | Ralph R. Deahl | Clifford B. Campbell | John N. Dillen | Julius T. Schenkel | ||||||
| 1956 | " | " | " | " | " | " | Myron B. Phipps | " | " | " | " | " | " | ||||||
| 1957 | " | " | " | " | NONE LISTED | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | ||||||
| EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT |
VICE-PRESIDENT OPERATION |
ASST. VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE & ACCOUNTING |
VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT &GENERAL COUNSEL |
ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT PUBLIC RELATIONS |
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
SECRETARY | TREASURER | COMPTROLLER | ||||||||||
| 1959 | " | " | " | Myron B. Phipps | Gailard R. Bowman | Clifford B. Campbell | John J. Fitzpatrick | Eugene M. Smith | Curtis B. Bennett | Ralph R. Deahl | John N. Dillen | Guy H. Atkinson | Julius T. Schenkel | ||||||
| 1961 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | Thomas O. Broker | " | " | " | " | Edgar G. Parker | ||||||
| CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
PRESIDENT | ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT W&LE |
VICE-PRESIDENT &GENERAL COUNSEL |
VICE-PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER |
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| 1963 | " | Felix S. Hales | Myron B. Phipps | George Durham | Thomas O. Broker | " | " | Herbert P. Thinnes | " | " | Martin D. Hill | " | " | ||||||
| VICE-PRESIDENT TRAFFIC |
VICE-PRESIDENT &GENERAL COUNSEL |
VICE-PRESIDENT OPERATION |
VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE & ACCOUNTING |
ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT PUBLIC RELATIONS |
GENERAL SOLICITOR |
GENERAL MANAGER |
SECRETARY | ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
TREASURER | COMPTROLLER | |||||||||
| 7/1/1963 | " | " | " | " | John J. Fitzpatrick | Thomas O. Broker | Gailard R. Bowman | Clifford B. Campbell | Curtis B. Bennett | J.B. Osborne | H.P. Thinnes | John N. Dillen | Ralph R. Deahl | Guy H. Atkinson | Edgar G. Parker | ||||
| 1964 | Lynne L. White (Died May, 1964) Frank M. McHale |
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