William Wallace Atterbury

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Career

Biography

William Wallace Atterbury began his career with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1886 and served as a brigadier general during World War I. In 1925, “The Railroad General” succeeded Samuel Rea as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, serving in the post until he retired because of poor health in 1935.

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