Arthur C. Needles

Arthur C. Needles
Photo of Needles in 1926
Born
Arthur Chase Needles

(1867-01-10)January 10, 1867
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedOctober 26, 1936(1936-10-26) (aged 69)
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery
EducationSwarthmore College
OccupationRailroad executive
Known forpresident of Norfolk and Western Railroad
Spouse(s)
Bessie Parker Williams
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(m. 1899; died 1923)​

Hortense Edith Clarke
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(m. 1928)​
Children2

Arthur Chase Needles (January 10, 1867, in Baltimore, Maryland – October 26, 1936, in Roanoke, Virginia) was the president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad. He was president of the railroad that had 20,000 employees across the nation, and guided the company successfully through the opening years of the Great Depression.

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