Key Figures in Railroad History

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Robert West Humphreys

President — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

Robert W. Humphreys (1824-1878) was a Clarksville banker, businessman, and railroad executive who served as president of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad during the critical months preceding the Civil War. A longtime director of the company, Humphreys…

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John P. Ilsley

Superintendent — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

In early March 1860, the railroad’s board elected J.P. Ilsley as the road’s new superintendent.

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B. S. Ivy

Foundry Foreman — Western & Atlantic Railroad

B.S. Ivy joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1873.

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M. A. Jackson

Conductor — Edgefield & Kentucky Railroad

M.A. Jackson resigned his post as conductor on the Edgefield and Kentucky Railroad in about October 1868.

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