Edward W. Scheer
American business person
About Edward W. Scheer
Lived 1875 – 1949 (aged 74). Edward W. Scheer was an American.
Edward Waldemar Scheer (April 28, 1875 – June 16, 1949) was the President of the Reading Company from 1935 to 1944.
Career In 1890, Scheer began work as a messenger boy for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He slowly worked his way up the company from clerk to vice president of the Reading Company and then became president of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. He succeeded Ewing when he died in 1935. He was a member of the Railway Labour Management Conference and attended many meetings. Scheer pushed unification with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and made it one of his goals during his presidency of the company.
He played a major role in removing some of the company's interest charges.
Death Scheer died on June 16, 1949, after being in the railroad field for more than 54 years.
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Who was Edward W. Scheer?
American business person (1875-1949)
When was Edward W. Scheer born?
Edward W. Scheer was born on 28 April 1875.
When did Edward W. Scheer die?
Edward W. Scheer died on 16 June 1949.
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Edward W. Scheer was American.
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