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Allen Manvel

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Allen Manvel
Born(1837-09-26)September 26, 1837
DiedFebruary 24, 1893(1893-02-24) (aged 55)
Coronado, California
Burial placeMount Hope Cemetery
OccupationRailroad 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

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Manvel was born in Alexander, New York. In 1859 he began employment with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad as a clerk in the purchasing agent's office. He worked his way up through the ranks to become the general superintendent. His employment shifted to the 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Mr. Manvel Dead". The Kansas City Gazette. San Diego, California. February 25, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
Preceded by President of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
1889 – 1893
Succeeded by