Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915
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Adams, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1835-1915
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Adams, Charles F. 1835-1915
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Adams, Charles Francis, jr., 1835-1915
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Adams, Charles
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Adams, Charles F.
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Adams, Charles Francis Junior 1835-1915
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Adams, Charles F. 1835-1915 (Charles Francis),
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Adams, C. F. 1835-1915 (Charles Francis),
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Railroad expert, civic leader, historian; son of Charles Francis Adams, son of John Quincy Adams.
Adams was a General in the US Army in the Civil War. After the War he was a railroad executive and eventually president of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1884-1890.
American railroad regulator and author.
"Soldier, businessman, civic leader and historian. Descendant of two presidents and the son of a noted diplomat, Adams served with distinction as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war, he became a nationally recognized authority on the railroad industry, chairing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission from 1869 to 1879, and ultimately taking on the presidency of the Union Pacifc Railroad for six stormy years, 1884-1890. From 1890 to 1915, Adams was content to be a man of affairs, speaking and writing widely on historical, educational, economic and political subjects from his positions as president of the Massachusetts Historical Society (1895-1915) and active member of the Harvard Board of Overseers and the Anti-Imperialist League"--Guide.
Adams (Harvard, A.B., 1856) served as Overseer at Harvard.
American lawyer, railroad expert, historian; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), diplomat.
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