Julius Kruttschnitt (July 30, 1854 – June 15, 1925) was a German American railroad executive.

Biography

He was born on July 30, 1854, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1873 and worked briefly as a schoolteacher before beginning his railroad career. He joined the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1885 and served in a variety of roles, culminating in chairman from 1913.

Julius Kruttschnitt

He retired on May 31, 1925, as chairman of the executive committee of the Southern Pacific Railroad. He died on June 15, 1925, in New Orleans, Louisiana, of a heart attack.

Julius Kruttschnitt

References

See also

List of Wells Fargo directors

Pecos River High Bridge

1854 births

1925 deaths

Southern Pacific Railroad people

American people of German descent

Washington and Lee University alumni

19th-century American businesspeople

Julius Kruttschnitt