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Management | Rahway Valley Company, Lessee

Managment of the
Rahway Valley Company, Lessee


Organizers of the Rahway Valley Company, Lessee

Members of the Original Board of Directors

Louis Keller
Springfield, NJ

Horatio F. Dankel
Roselle, NJ

Charles J. Wittenberg
New York City, NY

James S. Gilbert
New York City, NY

Edward G. Thompson
New York City, NY

Elmer L. McKirgan
Summit, NJ

H. Montague Vickers
Newfoundland, NJ

 

Officers of the Rahway Valley Company, Lessee

Title of General Officer

Name

Date of entry
upon office

Date of
leaving office

President

Charles J. Wittenberg
Roger A. Clark

George A. Clark

Robert G. Clark

Bernard J. Cahill

1909
September 26, 1923
February 25, 1935
1969
1975

1919 (died)
October 1, 1932  (died)
April 7, 1969 (died)
June 14, 1975 (died)
December, 1986*

Vice President

Edward G. Thompson
Elmer L. McKirgan
Ralph S. Wolcott
Hubert C. Mandeville, Jr.
Paul Donovan
Louis Weeks, Jr.
William Brennan

1909
1916
September 26, 1923
October 18, 1932
?
1961
1978

1916
1923
?
?
1961
1978
1986*

Second
Vice President

George A. Clark

March 7, 1928

Office Abolished

Secretary
&
General
Manager

Horatio F. Dankel
James S. Caldwell
Robert H. England
Roger A. Clark

George A. Clark
Robert G. Clark

Bernard J. Cahill

1909
1913
1919
October 15, 1920
October 18, 1932
1969
1975

1913 (died)
1919
1920 (resigned)
1932 (died)
1969 (died)
1975
1986*

Treasurer

James S. Gilbert
William L. Bainton
Paul Donovan
Margaret P. Rosebault
Henry Waffle, Jr.

1909
September 26, 1923
1938?
1961
1975

1923?
1938?
1961
1975
December, 1986*

General
Freight Agent

George A. Clark
A. T. Mosca

November 1, 1920
January 2, 1937

January 2, 1937

Auditor

Andrew A. Lockwood
Roger A. Clark

George A. Clark
Robert G. Clark

Bernard J. Cahill

1916
1919
December 15, 1925
1969
1975

1919
1925
April 7, 1969 (died)
June 14, 1975
December, 19
86*

*The Rahway Valley Railroad was sold to the Delaware Otsego Corporation in December, 1986.

 

Board of Directors of the Rahway Valley Company, Lessee

Dates

1st Director

2nd Director

3rd Director

4th Director

5th Director

6th Director

7th Director

2/--/1909 -
2/--/1910

LOUIS KELLER

HORATIO F. DANKEL

CHARLES J. WITTENBERG

JAMES S. GILBERT

EDWARD G. THOMPSON

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

H. MONTAGUE VICKERS

2/--/1914-
2/--/1915

LOUIS KELLER

--

CHARLES J. WITTENBERG

JAMES S. GILBERT

--

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

H. MONTAGUE VICKERS

2/--/1916-
2/--/1917

LOUIS KELLER

JAMES S. CALDWELL

CHARLES J. WITTENBERG

JAMES S. GILBERT

JOHN E. METTERHOUSE

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

H. MONTAGUE VICKERS

2/--/1917-
2/--/1918

LOUIS KELLER

JAMES S. CALDWELL

CHARLES J. WITTENBERG

JAMES S. GILBERT

JOHN E. METTERHOUSE

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

H. MONTAGUE VICKERS

2/--/1918-
2/--/1919

LOUIS KELLER

JAMES S. CALDWELL

CHARLES J. WITTENBERG

JAMES S. GILBERT

JOHN E. METTERHOUSE

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

H. MONTAGUE VICKERS

2/--/1919-
2/--/1920

LOUIS KELLER

ROBERT H. ENGLAND

--

JAMES S. GILBERT

JOHN E. METTERHOUSE

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

H. MONTAGUE VICKERS

2/--/1920-
2/--/1921

LOUIS KELLER

--

--

JAMES S. GILBERT

JOHN E. METTERHOUSE

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

H. MONTAGUE VICKERS

2/--/1921-
2/--/1922

LOUIS KELLER

--

--

JAMES S. GILBERT

JOHN E. METTERHOUSE

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

H. MONTAGUE VICKERS

2/--/1925-
2/--/1926

ROGER A. CLARK

GEORGE A. CLARK

RALPH S. WOLCOTT

JAMES S. GILBERT

WILLIAM L. BAINTON

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

JOHN R. FRANKE

2/--/1928-
2/25/1929

ROGER A. CLARK

GEORGE A. CLARK

RALPH S. WOLCOTT

JAMES S. GILBERT

WILLIAM L. BAINTON

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

JOHN R. FRANKE

2/--/1934-
2/--/1935

 

GEORGE A. CLARK

HUBERT C. MANDEVILLE, JR.

MATTHIAS O. MITCHELL

WILLIAM L. BAINTON

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

JOHN R. FRANKE

2/--/1935-2/25/1936

PAUL DONOVAN

GEORGE A. CLARK

HUBERT C. MANDEVILLE, JR.

LOUIS LAWRENCE

WILLIAM L. BAINTON

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

JOHN R. FRANKE

2/25/1935-2/24/1936

PAUL DONOVAN

GEORGE A. CLARK

HUBERT C. MANDEVILLE, JR.

MATTHIAS O. MITCHELL

WILLIAM L. BAINTON

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

JOHN R. FRANKE

2/24/1936-2/22/1937

PAUL DONOVAN

GEORGE A. CLARK

HUBERT C. MANDEVILLE, JR.

LOUIS LAWRENCE

WILLIAM L. BAINTON

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

JOHN R. FRANKE

2/22/1936-2/28/1937

PAUL DONOVAN

GEORGE A. CLARK

HUBERT C. MANDEVILLE, JR.

LOUIS LAWRENCE

WILLIAM L. BAINTON

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

JOHN R. FRANKE

2/--/1952-2/28/1953

PAUL DONOVAN

GEORGE A. CLARK

MORTON S. BOGUE

W. DONALD WOOD

BENJAMIN T. SMITH

ELMER L. McKIRGAN

JOHN R. FRANKE

 

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