Nathaniel Lamson Howard
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Colonel Nathaniel Lamson "N.L." Howard was an American
railroad executive. He graduated from the United States Military Academy
and for his meritorious service commanding military railroad engineers during World War I
, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur
. Upon his return, he worked as an official for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
and the Chicago Union Station Company
before being elected to the presidency of the Chicago Great Western Railway
in 1925.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
railroad executive. He graduated from the United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
and for his meritorious service commanding military railroad engineers during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
. Upon his return, he worked as an official for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,...
and the Chicago Union Station Company
Chicago Union Station Company
The Chicago Union Station Company owns Chicago's Union Station and the approach tracks. It was originally owned equally by four companies - the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad , and...
before being elected to the presidency of the Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway
The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
in 1925.