Raoul, William Greene, 1843-1913
William Greene Raoul, railroad executive, inventor, and businessman, was born 4 July 1843, in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, married Mary Wadley. 1868, and died 17 January 1913, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Raoul was a member of New Orleans' Washington Artillery during the American Civil War and was made a captain (1864) in charge of railway carconstruction. His continued connection with railroads after the war included being operator of the Southern Car Works in Independence, La. (1866-1870); superintendent of Southwestern Railroad (1876); general superintendent of the Montgomery and Eufala Railroad (1879); and roadmaster (1870), vice president (1880), and president (1883-1887) of the Central of Georgia Railway Company (Savannah, Ga.); and president of the Mexican National Railroad (1887-1904), the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway (1902-1905), and Southwestern Railroad (1901-1913). Inventor of the airbrake, he also developed the Albermarle Park in Asheville, N.C., and established a foundation for the eradication of tuberculosis in Georgia.
From the description of William Greene Raoul papers, 1878-1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122385906
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| creatorOf | Raoul family. Raoul family papers, 1865-1982 (bulk 1880-1920). | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Raoul, William Greene, 1843-1913. William Greene Raoul papers, 1878-1897. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925. Correpondence and photographs, 1905-1925. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives |
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| associatedWith | Associated Charities of Atlanta. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Atlantic and Birmingham Railway. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bacon, Augustus Octavius, 1839-1914. | person |
| associatedWith | Baxter, John S. | person |
| associatedWith | Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925. | person |
| associatedWith | Calhoun, Patricki. | person |
| associatedWith | Central of Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Central of Georgia Railway. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Collier, Charles A. | person |
| associatedWith | Denmark, Brantley A. | person |
| associatedWith | Gilbert, Bradford L. | person |
| associatedWith | Gookin, Edmund. | person |
| associatedWith | Gresham, Thomas B. | person |
| associatedWith | Howell, Clark, 1863-1936. | person |
| associatedWith | Mexican National Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Montgomery and Eufala Railroad. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Raoul family. | family |
| associatedWith | Raoul family. | family |
| associatedWith | Schiff, Jacob H. (Jacob Henry), 1847-1920. | person |
| associatedWith | Smithers, H. W. | person |
| associatedWith | Smith, Milton H., 1836-1921. | person |
| associatedWith | Southwestern Railroad. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Texas Mexican Railway. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wadley family. | family |
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| Atlanta (Ga.) | |||
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| Georgia | |||
| Savannah (Ga.) | |||
| Southern States |
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| Banks and banking |
| Bimetallism |
| Electric railroads |
| Inventions |
| Municipal engineering |
| Railroads |
| Real estate development |
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| Business man |
| Inventors |
| Railroad executive |
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Person
Birth 1843
Death 1913
