Allen Manvel
Allen Manvel | |
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Alexander, New York | |
| Died | February 24, 1893 (aged 55) Coronado, California |
| Burial place | Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Occupation | Railroad executive |
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Allen Manvel (September 26, 1837 – February 24, 1893) was the eleventh president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Biography
Manvel was born in
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
(SPM&M) in 1881, where he started as assistant general manager. He was promoted through a series of management positions there to become the general manager himself.
In 1889 he left the SPM&M to succeed William Barstow Strong as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, a position he held until 1893. Manvel was succeeded by Joseph Reinhart.
He died at the Hotel del Coronado near San Diego on February 24, 1893.[1] He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery.[2]
Legacy
Like other Santa Fe presidents, Manvel's name was adopted as the name for a town in the American West. The town of Manvel, Texas, was named in his honor.[3]
References
- ^ "Mr. Manvel Dead". The Kansas City Gazette. San Diego, California. February 25, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Body of Allen Manvel Laid at Rest". Chicago Tribune. San Diego, California (published February 26, 1893). February 25, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "History of Manvel, Texas". Texas Explorer. Archived from the original on August 30, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- Waters, Lawrence Leslie (1950). Steel Trails to Santa Fe. University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas. p. 196.