168:. After graduation from Lawrence Scientific School in 1881 with a degree in civil engineering, he became a clerk in the president's office of the St. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern Railway. From 1887 to 1891, he was a general freight and passenger agent, and from 1891 to 1896, also became an agent of the Hannibal and St. Joseph and Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs lines. From 1896 to 1902, he became general manager, and from 1902 to 1903, second vice-president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy lines. In 1903, he was elected president of the Northern Pacific, and also president of various subsidiary companies of the Northern Pacific.
301:
86:
25:
275:
With twenty-one persons dead and over two score injured, many of them mortally, the first day of office of Howard
Elliott, who succeeded Charles S. Mellen as President of the New York, New Haven & Hartford, was ushered in by one of the most disastrous wrecks even in the history of that disastrous
184:
Elliott faced many difficulties throughout his career in the
Northern Pacific. The road when he took charge of it was not in very good physical condition. Elliott increased its mileage from 5,111 to 6,032 miles, and its revenue freight train load from 326 to 511 tons. When the
357:
193:
right through the
Northern Pacific territory, cutting severely into the competition, Elliott continued with improvements and was able to show a surplus of over $ 3 million in 1911 and one of over $ 2 million 1912. When
377:
186:
367:
237:
149:
362:
165:
246:
Howard
Elliott, former President of the New York, New Haven Hartford and the Northern Pacific railroads, died here late tonight of heart disease.
382:
210:
43:
35:
61:
258:
175:, and served in that position until 1917. Elliott's term as president of the New Haven began with the wreck of the
324:
164:. He entered railway service during the summer of 1880, and during college break, he worked as a rodman on the
145:
202:
in 1911, Elliott was offered the presidency of that road, but declined, preferring to remain in New
England.
206:
316:
172:
372:
352:
334:
177:
161:
238:"Howard Elliott Dies At Age Of 67; Former President Of New Haven And Northern Pacific Railroads"
305:
199:
171:
On July 25, 1913, he was elected president and director of the New Haven system, succeeding
85:
195:
181:
on
September 2, 1913, a disaster of such scope that had not been seen on the New Haven.
276:
road, surpassing in horror any that had darkened the administration of his predecessor.
346:
124:
106:
214:
190:
160:
Elliott was born on
December 6, 1860, in New York, and received a degree from
358:
Harvard John A. Paulson School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences alumni
18:
259:"Sleeping Homecomers Victims of Rear-end Collision"
144:(December 6, 1860 – July 8, 1928) was President of
131:
113:
92:
76:
232:
230:
8:
310:
84:
73:
378:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
150:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
62:Learn how and when to remove this message
226:
166:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
16:American railroad executive (1860–1928)
211:United States Railroad Administration
7:
368:Businesspeople from New York (state)
148:from 1903 to 1913, and President of
244:. Associated Press. July 9, 1928.
34:tone or style may not reflect the
14:
290:(August 1, 1913), pp. 177–8.
302:Works by or about Howard Elliott
44:guide to writing better articles
23:
363:Northern Pacific Railway people
187:Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
1:
383:American railroad executives
205:Elliott was a member of the
198:retired as president of the
217:. He died on July 8, 1928.
189:built its extension to the
399:
331:
321:
313:
83:
325:Northern Pacific Railway
146:Northern Pacific Railway
38:used on Knowledge (XXG)
42:See Knowledge (XXG)'s
317:Charles Sanger Mellen
173:Charles Sanger Mellen
335:Jule Murat Hannaford
207:Railroads' War Board
288:Railway Age Gazette
265:. September 3, 1913
152:from 1913 to 1917.
329:1903 – 1913
242:The New York Times
178:Bar Harbor Express
162:Harvard University
341:
340:
332:Succeeded by
139:
138:
72:
71:
64:
36:encyclopedic tone
390:
314:Preceded by
311:
306:Internet Archive
279:
278:
272:
270:
255:
249:
248:
234:
209:and advised the
200:Missouri Pacific
120:
103:December 6, 1860
102:
100:
88:
74:
67:
60:
56:
53:
47:
46:for suggestions.
27:
26:
19:
398:
397:
393:
392:
391:
389:
388:
387:
343:
342:
337:
328:
319:
298:
293:
283:
282:
268:
266:
257:
256:
252:
236:
235:
228:
223:
196:George J. Gould
158:
127:
122:
118:
109:
104:
98:
96:
79:
68:
57:
51:
48:
41:
32:This article's
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
396:
394:
386:
385:
380:
375:
370:
365:
360:
355:
345:
344:
339:
338:
333:
330:
320:
315:
309:
308:
297:
296:External links
294:
292:
291:
284:
281:
280:
263:New York Times
250:
225:
224:
222:
219:
157:
154:
142:Howard Elliott
137:
136:
133:
129:
128:
123:
121:(aged 67)
115:
111:
110:
105:
94:
90:
89:
81:
80:
78:Howard Elliott
77:
70:
69:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
395:
384:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
369:
366:
364:
361:
359:
356:
354:
351:
350:
348:
336:
327:
326:
323:President of
318:
312:
307:
303:
300:
299:
295:
289:
286:
285:
277:
264:
260:
254:
251:
247:
243:
239:
233:
231:
227:
220:
218:
216:
212:
208:
203:
201:
197:
192:
188:
182:
180:
179:
174:
169:
167:
163:
155:
153:
151:
147:
143:
134:
130:
126:
125:New York City
116:
112:
108:
107:New York City
95:
91:
87:
82:
75:
66:
63:
55:
45:
39:
37:
30:
21:
20:
322:
287:
274:
269:December 21,
267:. Retrieved
262:
253:
245:
241:
204:
183:
176:
170:
159:
141:
140:
119:(1928-07-08)
117:July 8, 1928
58:
49:
33:
373:1928 deaths
353:1860 births
215:World War I
191:Puget Sound
132:Nationality
52:August 2013
347:Categories
221:References
99:1860-12-06
156:Biography
135:American
304:at the
213:during
271:2013
114:Died
93:Born
349::
273:.
261:.
240:.
229:^
101:)
97:(
65:)
59:(
54:)
50:(
40:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
