Background
Funkhouser, A. Paul was born on March 8, 1923 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel King and Jane Harwood (Cocke) Funkhouser.
transportation holding company executive
Funkhouser, A. Paul was born on March 8, 1923 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel King and Jane Harwood (Cocke) Funkhouser.
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1945. Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, 1950.
With firm Hunton, Williams, Anderson, Gay and Moore, Richmond, Virginia, 1950-1951. With N. & W. Railway, 1952-1963, assistant general counsel, 1960-1963. Assistant vice president Pennsylvania R.R., 1963-1965, vice president coal and ore traffic, 1965-1968, Penn Central Transportation Company, 1968-1970, vice president public affairs, 1970-1971, senior vice president sales and marketing, 1971-1975.
Executive vice president Seaboard Coast Line Industries, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, 1975-1978, president, director, 1978-1980. President and chief executive officer SCL R.R. and L&N R.R. Family Lines Rail System (now Seaboard System R.R.), 1980-1982. President, director CSX Corporation, 1982-1986, Seaboard System R.R., 1982-1986, Chessie System R.R., 1982-1986.
Board directors Universal Corporation, Chemical Bank, Chemical New York Corporation, Trinova Corporation, Koger Equity, RF&P ready reckoner Company.
Trustee Virginia Foundation Indiana Colleges. Trustee Virginia Museum Fine Arts, chairman, board trustees Darden Business School University Virginia Served to Second lieutenant Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Psi, Phi Delta Phi.
Clubs: Laurel Valley Golf (Ligonier, Pennsylvania). Princeton, Union League, The Brook (New York City). Country of Virginia, Commonwealth (Richmond, Virginia).
Married Eleanor Rosalie Gamble, February 4, 1950. Children: John Paul, Eleanor Kent (Mistress Michael Doar).