Julius Kruttschnitt | |
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Born | |
Died | June 15, 1925 | (aged 70)
Education | Washington and Lee University (1873) |
Occupation | Railroad executive |
Employer | Southern Pacific Railroad |
Board member of | Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, Wells Fargo |
Spouse | Elise Minna Krock |
Children | Julius Kruttschnitt II |
Julius Kruttschnitt (July 30, 1854 – June 15, 1925) was a German American railroad executive. [1]
He was born on July 30, 1854, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1873 and worked briefly as a schoolteacher before beginning his railroad career. He joined the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1885 and served in a variety of roles, culminating in chairman from 1913. [2]
He retired on May 31, 1925, as chairman of the executive committee of the Southern Pacific Railroad. [3] He died on June 15, 1925, in New Orleans, Louisiana, of a heart attack. [1]