Pullman Company. President.
Attorney, second President of the Pullman's Palace Car Company (later Pullman Company), 1897-1911, and co-executor of the estate of George M. Pullman.
Prior to his appointment as President, Robert Todd Lincoln served from 1892-1897 as the firm's Special Counsel. During Lincoln's tenure as President, the Pullman Company grew enormously and made a successful transition from wood to steel car construction. After his retirement in 1911, Lincoln was made Chairman of the Pullman Company Board of Directors. He died in 1926.
From the description of Robert Todd Lincoln files, 1884-1904. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 32732002
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| associatedWith | Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. | person |
| associatedWith | Pullman Land Association. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pullman's Palace Car Company. Special Counsel. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wagner Palace Car Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Webb, William Seward. | person |
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