Ralph Peters (LIRR)
Ralph Peters (November 19, 1853 – October 9, 1923) was an American railroad executive who served as the president of the Long Island Rail Road.[1]
Early life[]
Peters was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 19, 1853. He was one of nine children born to Mary Jane (née Thompson) Peters (1830–1911) and Richard Peters (1810–1889), a railroad executive who was one of the founders of Atlanta. Among his siblings was Richard, Edward, and Nellie, who also became prominent.[2]
His paternal grandfather was Richard Peters, a reporter of Decisions to the U.S. Supreme Court, and his great-grandfather was Continental Congressman Richard Peters, a Pennsylvania jurist. His maternal grandfather was Dr. Joseph Thompson, an early settler and doctor.[2]
Peters graduated from the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, with a Bachelor of Arts in 1872.[3]
Career[]
Peters was elected president of the LIRR in April 1905.
He died at his home on Garden City, Long Island on October 9, 1923.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "RALPH PETERS DIES OF HEART DISEASE; President of Long Island Road Was to Have Retired Nov. 19, His 70th Birthday. STRICKEN ON ARISING Company Had Developed Rapidly Since He Became Its Executive in 1905" (PDF). The New York Times. October 10, 1923. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ a b Black, Nellie Peters (1904). Richard Peters, His Ancestors And Descendants. 1810-1889. Atlanta, Foote & Davies. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Reed, Thomas Walter (1949). History of the University of Georgia by Thomas Walter Reed; Chapter VII: The Administration of Chancellor Andrew A. Lipscomb from 1866 to 1874. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia. pp. 941–942. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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- 1853 births
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- 20th-century American railroad executives
- Long Island Rail Road people
- University of Georgia alumni
- Businesspeople from Atlanta