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THIS IS A 1903 GEORGIA SOUTHERN AND FLORIDA RAILWAY CO. PASS No. 667 FOR EDWIN GOULD PRESIDENT OF THE ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Gould was born in Manhattan, New York City, to railroad financier Jay Gouldon February 26, 1866.He studied at Columbia University and was a member of the class of 1888 in the Columbia School of Mines. In 1896, he donated $18,000 to fund the crew team's boathouse, which is still named in his honor.
From 1917 to 1918, during World War I, he served with Squadron A, New York National Guard. In 1918, he was major of ordnance in the First Brigade of the New York Guard. He was chosen a captain in the 71st Regiment of the New York State Guard.[1]
He served as secretary of the St. Louis, Arkansas, and Texas Railway until it was reorganized as the St. Louis Southwestern Railroad and later served as vice-president and president of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway. He organized the Continental Match Company in 1894 (consolidated with theDiamond Match Company in 1899). He was president of theBowling Green Trust Company and vice-president of the American Writing Paper Company and president of the Five Boroughs Realty Company. He also served as a director of many railroad and other corporations before his retirement in 1926.[1]
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