Edward Turner Jeffery, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEdward Turner Jeffery
American railroad executive
Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1843
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1927
Profession: manager
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Edward Turner Jeffery
- Edward Turner Jeffery (April 6, 1843 – 1927) was an American railroad executive. His 1922 entry in the Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America reads thus: Ex-Chairman, Board of Directors, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Office: New York, New York. Born: April 6, 1843, in Liverpool, England, Great Britain. Entered railway service: October, 1856, since which time he has been consecutively October, 1856, to December, 1856, office boy for superintendent machinery, Illinois Central Railroad; December, 1856, to February, 1857, apprentice in shops, same road, at Chicago, Illinois; July, 1858, to July, 1859, office boy in superintendent of machinery, same road; 1859 to 1863, apprentice in office of mechanical draftsman, same road; 1863 to 1871, mechanical draftsman and secretary to superintendent machinery, same road; February 1, 1871, to May 4, 1877, assistant superintendent machinery, same road; May 4, 1877, to December 15, 1885, general superintendent and chief engineer; December 15, 1885, to September 2, 1889, general manager, same road; October 1, 1891, to January, 1912, president, Denver and Rio Grande; January, 1912, to January, 1917, chairman, board of directors, same road; October, 1891, to June, 1900, also general manager, same road; August 2, 1893, to November 30, 1895, also receiver, Rio Grande Southern Railroad; July 1, 1901, to January, 1912, president, Rio Grande Western Railway; June 23, 1905, to July, 1913, also president, Western Pacific Railroad; July, 1913, to January, 1917, chairman, board of directors, same road, retired on latter date.
- For his contributions to American railroad management Jeffery is listed by the Smithsonian Institutions' John H.
- White, Jr., as one of America's most noteworthy railroaders.
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