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Edward Henry "E.H."
Harriman
| Name: Edward
Henry "E.H." Harriman |
| Aliases: None |
| Date of Birth:
February 20, 1848 |
| Location of
Birth: Long Island, New York |
| Occupation: President
of the Union Pacific Railroad |
| Relationships:
Mary Williamson Averell (spouse) |
| Affiliations:
Union Pacific Railroad |
| Date of Death:
September 9, 1909 |
| Cause of
Death: Natural Causes |
| Location of
Death: Rampo Highlands, New York |
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Edward Henry Harriman, known as E.H. Harriman, was
born in Long Island, New York February 20, 1848. In 1879 Harriman married
Mary Williamson Averell.
At the age of 22, Harriman found himself a member of
the New York Stock Exchange. Ten years later he switched his focus to
railroads. Harriman would go on to serve as the president of the Illinois
Central Railroad and later, in 1897 along with a group of investors,
purchased control of the bankrupt Union Pacific Railroad for $110 million
dollars. He would serve as president of the UPRR from 1904 until his death
in 1909.
Harriman is credited with the introduction of posse
cars, an expedient way to transport posses to the scene of railroad
robberies. As a further deterrent to train robbers, Harriman placed dead
or alive bounties on the heads of the Wild Bunch.
In 1898 Harriman took the summer off and launched the
Harriman Alaska Expedition. Taking along nature writers John Muir and John
Burroughs, along with a few scientists, Harriman set out to explore the
Last Frontier. Harriman Glacier is named after the railroad magnate. The
expedition brought back formerly undiscovered plants, minerals and a
wealth of artifacts, giving Harriman a place in yet another chapter of
U.S. history.
E.H. Harriman passed away September 9, 1909 at the age
of 61.
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