Charles Elliott Perkins

Charles Elliott Perkins
Born(1840-11-24)November 24, 1840
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1907(1907-11-08) (aged 66)
Westwood, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationRailroad executive
Known forPresident, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

Charles Elliott Perkins (November 24, 1840 – November 8, 1907) was an American businessman and president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. He was so well respected that historian Richard Overton wrote, "From the time that Charles Elliott Perkins became vice president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy [1876] ... until he resigned as president in 1901, he was the Burlington."

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