Key People in the History of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

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Key figures in the history of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.

Antebellum Presidents

G.A. Henry*	May 10, 1851
Joshua Cobb**	May 25, 1853
G.A. Henry	June 3, 1854
W.B. Munford	June 28, 1855
William A. Quarles	June 30, 1858
Robert W. Humphreys	November 1860

* G.A. Henry was elected president of a pro-railroad committee before the railroad was formally chartered in January 1852. In April 1852, a committee working to organize the railroad appointed Henry as its president.

** Joshua Cobb was elected president when the railroad formally organized in May 1853.

Postbellum Receivers

George T. Lewis	July 1, 1865, to April 1, 1867
S.B. Brown	April 1, 1867, to Jan. 20, 1868
D.B. Cliffe	Jan. 22, 1868, to Dec. 1, 1869

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