Northern Pacific Railroad Company

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Leadership & Staff

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George Theron Slade Son-in-law of Louis W. Hill, Sr.
• General Manager ('07→'18)
George H. Earl 19th-century American railroad executive
• Company Secretary (past)
Louis W. Menk Railroad executive
• President ('66→'73)
Robert Stetson Macfarlane Railroad executive
• President ('51→'56)
Edward Dean Adams Railroad and electric utility executive at the beginning of the 20th Century
• President ('96)*
Thomas F Oakes Railroad executive
• President ('88→'93)
Henry W Rowley
• Civil engineer (past)
Henry Villard Railroad executive
• President ('81→'84)
Hazard Stevens Railroad attorney
• Attorney (?→'73)
Frederick Billings Railroad executive
• President ('79→'81)

Owners

J. P. Morgan American Gilded Age financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)
• major stockholder (?→'01)
Jay Cooke and Company Philadelphia banking house
• Investor ('70→'73)
Henry Villard Railroad executive
• Owner (?→'93)
John Stewart Kennedy Nineteenth century millionaire
• Investor (past)*
James J Hill Canadian-American railroad executive
• Controlling shareholder ('93→?)
Hiram Walbridge
• Owner (?→'69); percent stake: 8%
Frederick Billings Railroad executive
• Owner ('69→?); percent stake: 8%

Board Members

James Norman Hill Son of James J. Hill
• Director ('05→?)
Charles Lanier American banker, and railroad executive
• Voting Trustee (past)
August Belmont 2d Businessman, Racehorse owner/breeder, Democrat (1853-1924)
• Voting Trustee (past)
Johnston Livingston Family was among original investors in American Express and Wells Fargo
• Voting Trustee (past)
J. P. Morgan American Gilded Age financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)
• Voting Trustee (past)
Georg von Siemens German banker and liberal politician
• Voting Trustee (past)
Benjamin P Cheney
• Board Member ('82→?)
James Stillman Rockefeller Bank executive
• Board Member (past)
George W Cass Civil engineer
• Director (May 16 '67→?)

Holdings

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. First BNSF predecessor
• Owner

Child Organizations

Little Falls and Dakota Railroad Minnesota railroad
• Child Org ('00→?)

Parents

Northern Securities Company Railroad holding company
• holding company ('01→'04)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC Railroad holding company
• parent company (Mar 2 '70→?)
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
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Basic Info

Types Organization, Business, Public Company
Start date 1856
End date 1970
Aliases Northern Pacific Railway, Northern Pacific Railway Co.

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