Samuel Spencer (railroad executive)
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Samuel Spencer (March 20, 1847 – November 29, 1906) was an American civil engineer, businessman, and railroad executive. With an education interrupted by service in the Confederate cavalry late in the American Civil War, he completed his education at the University of Georgia and the University of Virginia.
Samuel Spencer | |
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Born | (1847-03-20)March 20, 1847 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | November 29, 1906(1906-11-29) (aged 59) Virginia, U.S. |
Burial place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Georgia University of Virginia |
Occupation | president of Southern Railway |
Spouse | Louise Benning |
Spencer spent his career with railroads, rising through the ranks during the busy growth years of American railroading in the late 19th century. He eventually became president of six railroads, and was a director of at least ten railroads and several banks and other companies.
Although his career was cut short when he was killed in a train wreck in Virginia in 1906, Samuel Spencer is best remembered as the Father of the Southern Railway System. Spencer, North Carolina, site of the North Carolina Transportation Museum, was named in his honor.