Walter S. Franklin (PRR), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American railroad executive
Date of Birth: 24-May-1884
Date of Death: 17-Aug-1972
Profession: businessperson
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Walter S. Franklin (PRR)
- Walter Sidmonds Franklin, III.
- (May 24, 1884 in Ashland, Maryland – August 17, 1972 in Northeast Harbor, Maine) was the 12th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). He graduated from Harvard College in 1906, and began his PRR career as a platform clerk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- In the 1930s, he served as president of a PRR affiliate, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad.
- He was later vice-president of another PRR affiliate, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).
- Although close to retirement age when elected, he served as PRR president, 1948 to 1954.
- Following his retirement, he served as LIRR acting president, 1954 to 1955, and on the PRR board of directors until 1959.
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