From 1836 to 1855 Cass organized steamboat and stagecoach lines. Due to his efforts, he was appointed president of Adams & Co., predecessor to Adams Express. He expanded the Boston-based shipping company to points as far away as St. Louis, Missouri, and Richmond, Virginia.
Cass joined the Northern Pacific Railway as a director in 1867, four years before the company laid its first rail near Carlton, Minnesota. He was appointed president in 1872, and saw the company through the difficult years following the failure of Jay Cooke and Company and the Panic of 1873. He remained as president until 1875, when the company succumbed to its first bankruptcy. Cass was named its receiver and remained until Frederick Billings reorganized the company circa 1878. He died March 21, 1888, in New York City.[2]
george, washington, cass, march, 1810, march, 1888, american, industrialist, president, northern, pacific, railway, george, cass, circa, 1875contents, family, education, career, legacy, also, references, sourcesfamily, edit, born, near, dresden, ohio, march, 1. George Washington Cass March 12 1810 March 21 1888 was an American industrialist and president of the Northern Pacific Railway George W Cass circa 1875Contents 1 Family 2 Education 3 Career 4 Legacy 5 See also 6 References 7 SourcesFamily EditGeorge Washington Cass was born near Dresden Ohio March 12 1810 to George W and Sophia Lord Cass He married Louisa Dawson in 1842 Education EditCass attended Detroit Academy 1824 to 1827 in Detroit Michigan while living with his uncle Lewis Cass governor Michigan Territory He then graduated from U S Military Academy West Point New York class of 1832 Career EditCass joined United States Army Corps of Engineers circa 1832 working on improvements to the Cumberland Road Cass helped design Dunlap s Creek Bridge the first cast iron arch bridge in the United States at Brownsville Pennsylvania later designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark 1 Cass left the Army as a first lieutenant in 1836 and settled into private business in Brownsville Pennsylvania From 1836 to 1855 Cass organized steamboat and stagecoach lines Due to his efforts he was appointed president of Adams amp Co predecessor to Adams Express He expanded the Boston based shipping company to points as far away as St Louis Missouri and Richmond Virginia From Adams Cass went into railroading becoming president of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad in 1856 and the successor Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad PFW amp C in 1857 He held the latter position until 1883 2 During this period the PFW amp C became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad Cass joined the Northern Pacific Railway as a director in 1867 four years before the company laid its first rail near Carlton Minnesota He was appointed president in 1872 and saw the company through the difficult years following the failure of Jay Cooke and Company and the Panic of 1873 He remained as president until 1875 when the company succumbed to its first bankruptcy Cass was named its receiver and remained until Frederick Billings reorganized the company circa 1878 He died March 21 1888 in New York City 2 Legacy EditCass County North Dakota 3 was named after him as was the city of Casselton North Dakota See also EditList of railroad executivesReferences Edit Dunlap s Creek Bridge American Society of Civil Engineers Retrieved 2022 08 20 a b Death of George W Cass New York Times 1888 03 22 Gannett Henry 1905 The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States Govt Print Off pp 71 Sources EditThomas C Cochran Railroad Leaders 1845 1890 1953 Eugene V Smalley History of the Northern Pacific Railroad 1883 pp 190 97 Preceded byJohn Gregory Smith President of Northern Pacific Railway1872 1875 Succeeded byCharles Barstow Wright This article about an American businessperson born in the 1810s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biography related to rail transport in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Washington Cass amp oldid 1105505505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
