Franklin County NcArchives Biographies.....Andrews, Alexander Boyd ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Rosie H. Guthrie n/a December 19, 2009, 10:09 pm Source: Who's Who in America Author: John W. Leonard Andrews, Alexander Boyd, railroad official; b. Franklin Co., NC, July 23, 1841; s. William J.A. Endered C.S. army as 2nd Lt. Co. E, 1st NC cav., June, 1861; wounded at Jack's Shop, Va., Sept., 1863; m. Sept. 1, 1869, Julia M., d. Col. Wm. Johnston, Charlotte, NC; supt. Raleigh and Gaston Ry. Co, 1867-75; supt. NC Ry. Co., 1875-88; 3rd v.p. Richmond & Danville Ry. Co., 1888-90; 2nd v.p. same, 1890-4; 2nd v.p. Southern Ry. Co., 1894-5; 1st v.p. same since 1896; 5th v.p. Nat. World's Fair Comm'n, 1890, and mem. of com. on awards; trustee Univ. of NC since 1885; director Citizen's Nat. Bank, Raleigh, NC, since 1871, and v.p. same since 1890; pres. various railroad cos. owned and operated by Southern Ry. Co.; director Raleigh Electric Co. since 1895; director NC Confederate Soldiers' Home since its organization in 1891. Residence: 407 N. Blount St. Office: 14-20 W. Martin St., Raleigh, NC Additional Comments: Source: Who's Who in America A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of the United States. Volume 3 1903-1905 Established, 1899, by Albert Nelson Marquis Edited by John W. Leonard Chicago A.N. Marquis & Company Publishers 1903 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/franklin/bios/andrews63bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb