Daniel Willard

Daniel Willard was a railroad executive best known as the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) from 1910 to 1941. He served on or headed several government railroad commissions in World War I and appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1932 due to his part in negotiating wage cuts in the Great Depression.Popularly known as "Uncle Dan," he established the B&O's reputation as a public-minded and innovative railroad. He is also remembered in Baltimore as a trustee (and from 1926 to 1941, chairman of its board) of the Johns Hopkins University.Willard, Ohio (originally Chicago Junction) was renamed in his honor in 1917.

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Daniel Willard
Birth dateJanuary 28, 1861
Birth place
Hartland Vermont
Date of deathJuly 06, 1942

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  1. http://hartlandhistory.org/wordpress/?p=37
  2. http://hartlandhistory.org/wordpress/?p=41
  3. http://lib.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/manuscripts/msregisters/ms401.html
  4. http://www.borail.net
  5. http://www.thomas-hastings.org
  6. https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Descendants-of-Thomas-Hastings-c1605-1685/73420529952