John Mifflin Hood
John Mifflin Hood | |
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| Born | April 5, 1843 Bowling Green, Howard County, Maryland (near Sykesville) |
| Died | December 17, 1906 (aged 63) |
| Burial place | Druid Ridge Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Railroad construction engineer and later executive |
| Years active | 1865-1874, 1874-1906 |
| Known for | Western Maryland Railway (WMRR), United Railways and Electric Company (UREC) (electric streetcars system in Baltimore metro area) |
| Spouse | Florence Eloise Haden |
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John Mifflin Hood (1843–1906) was an American railroad and electric streetcar system executive.
Hood was President of the Western Maryland Railway from 1874 to 1901. In 1901-1902, he became President of United Railways and Electric Company, a streetcar system company in the Baltimore metropolitan area. As the head of the UREC system at the turn of the 20th century, he oversaw completion of the massive construction project of the Pratt Street Power Plant.