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Robert Ralph Young (February 14, 1897 – January 25, 1958) was an American financier and industrialist. He is best known for leading the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and the New York Central Railroad during and after World War II.
Robert R. Young. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. 1937–1954. Industry: Transportation. Era: 1930. Young set out to take over the holding company that owned the C&O Railroad, and despite losing substantial backing from a group of General Motors executives, Young eventually gained control of the company.
PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 25 -- Robert R. Young, chairman of the board of the New York Central Railroad, killed himself today with a shotgun. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
Robert Ralph Young (February 14, 1897 – January 25, 1958) was an American financier and industrialist. He is best known for leading the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and the New York Central Railroad during and after World War II.
The papers document the professional career and personal life of businessman Robert R. Young. The collection includes business files that document Young's takeovers of the Alleghany Corporation and the Chesapeake Ohio and New York Central Railroads.
Financier Industrialist railway executive. Robert Ralph Young was a United States financier and industrialist. Background. Young was born on February 14, 1897 in Canadian, Texas, the son of David John Young, a banker, and Mary Arabella Moody.
Robert George Young (February 22, 1907 – July 21, 1998) was an American film, television, and radio actor best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father character, in Father Knows Best (CBS, then NBC, then CBS again) and the physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. .
