# Julius Kruttschnitt

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American railroad executive

For his son, the mining engineer in America and Australia, see [Julius Kruttschnitt II](/source/Julius_Kruttschnitt_II).

Julius Kruttschnitt Kruttschnitt in 1920 Born (1854-07-30)July 30, 1854 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Died June 15, 1925(1925-06-15) (aged 70) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Education Washington and Lee University (1873) Occupation Railroad executive Employer Southern Pacific Railroad Board member of Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, Wells Fargo Spouse Elise Minna Krock Children Julius Kruttschnitt II

**Julius Kruttschnitt** (July 30, 1854 – June 15, 1925) was an American railroad executive of German descent.[1]

## Biography

He was born on July 30, 1854, in [New Orleans, Louisiana](/source/New_Orleans%2C_Louisiana). He graduated from [Washington and Lee University](/source/Washington_and_Lee_University) in 1873 and worked briefly as a schoolteacher before beginning his railroad career. He joined the [Southern Pacific Railroad](/source/Southern_Pacific_Railroad) in 1885 and served in a variety of roles, culminating in chairman from 1913.[2]

He retired on May 31, 1925, as chairman of the [executive committee](/source/Executive_committee) of the Southern Pacific Railroad.[3] He died on June 15, 1925, in his birth city, of a heart attack.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_1-1) ["Julius Kruttschnitt Dies of Heart Attack. Nearing His 71st Birthday, He Resigned May 31 as Chairman of Southern Pacific"](https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A02EFDC123AEF3ABC4E52DFB066838E639EDE&legacy=true). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)*. June 16, 1925.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Hofsommer, Don L. (1988). "Julius Kruttschnitt". In Bryant, Jr., Keith L. (ed.). *Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography: Railroads in the Age of Regulation, 1900-1980*. New York: Facts on File. pp. 253–255.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kruttschnitt, 70, To Retire May 31"](https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D07E2DE1431EE3ABC4852DFB266838E639EDE&legacy=true). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)*. April 10, 1925.

## See also

- [List of Wells Fargo directors](/source/List_of_Wells_Fargo_directors)

- [Pecos River High Bridge](/source/Pecos_River_High_Bridge)

v t e Presidents of the Southern Pacific Railroad Timothy Guy Phelps (1865) Charles Crocker (1868) Leland Stanford (1885) Collis Potter Huntington (1890) Charles Melville Hays (1900) E. H. Harriman (1901) Robert S. Lovett (1909) William Sproule (1911) Julius Kruttschnitt (1918) William Sproule (1920) Paul Shoup (1929) Angus Daniel McDonald (1932) Armand Mercier (1941) Donald J. Russell (1952) Benjamin Biaggini (1964) Denman McNear (1976) Alan Furth (1979) Robert Krebs (1982) D. M. Mohan (1984) Edward L. Moyers (1993)

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