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Thomas C. Durant. Thomas Clark Durant (February 6, 1820 – October 5, 1885) was an American physician, businessman, and financier. He was vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in 1869 when it met with the Central Pacific railroad at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory.
Thomas Clark Durant was an American investor and railroad executive. He played a pivotal role in the creation of the first railway that encompassed the western United States. He was serving as vice president of the Union Pacific railroad (UP) in 1869 when it was connected with the Central Pacific railroad at Promontory Summit in Utah territory.
Thomas Clark Durant. Courtesy: Adirondack Museum. Thomas Durant was a born manipulator. Educated in medicine, Durant kept the honorific "Doctor" in front of his name but abandoned the...
27 de ene. de 2003 · Thomas C. Durant, as always, slipped the noose. Even as he was testifying, he was buying up more than 700,000 acres of land in upstate New York, developing a new railroad.
11 de may. de 2018 · DURANT, THOMAS CLARK. As a financier and an executive of the Union Pacific Railroad in the early 1860s Dr. Thomas C. Durant (1820 – 1885) was instrumental in building the first railway spanning the western United States. He ended his career, however, in scandal and financial disaster, having greatly enriched himself at the public's ...
A portrait of Thomas C. Durant of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Courtesy of the New York Public Library. The Union Pacific Railroad Company quickly laid track and racked up miles—and government money. Under the leadership of Thomas Durant, they altered the original transcontinental route to add more miles for profit.
Hace 6 días · Thomas C. Durant, a medical doctor turned businessman, gained control of the Union Pacific Railroad Company by buying over $2 million in shares and installing his own man as president. "Doc" Durant created the Crédit Mobilier of America, a business front that appeared to be an independent contractor, to construct the railroad.
