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He was born November 19, 1850, at Claremont, New Hampshire.
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Jule Hannaford
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Entered railway service: June 1866, since which he has been consecutively to May 11, 1872, clerk in general freight office Vermont Central Railroad at Saint Albans, Vermont. May 17, 1872 to date, with the Northern Pacific Railroad and its successor, the Northern Pacific Railway as follows: May 17, 1872, to May 1, 1879, in general freight and passenger office. May 1, 1879, to May 1, 1881, assistant general freight and passenger agent.
May 1, 1881, to August 1, 1883, general freight agent, Eastern Division.
August 1, 1883, to March 1, 1884, assistant superintendent, Freight Traffic. March 1, 1884, to May 1, 1886, general freight agent.
May 1, 1886, to March 15, 1890, traffic manager. May 15, 1890, to February 1, 1899, general traffic manager.
April 1, 1890, to September 1, 1893, also general traffic manager, Wisconsin Central Lincolnshire during their lease to the Northern Pacific Railroad.
February 1, 1899, to April 1, 1902, third vice-president April 1, 1902, to August 27, 1913, second vice-president June 1, 1895, to June 28, 1906, also general superintendent and vice-president, Northern Pacific Express Company.
And June 28, 1906, to August 27, 1913, president, same company.
August 27, 1913, to June 20, 1918, president, Northern Pacific. June 20, 1918, to March 1, 1920, federal manager, same road.
March 1 to December 1, 1920, president December 1, 1920, to date, vice-chairman and director
Hannaford, North Dakota was named after J.M. Hannaford when it was laid out by the Northern Pacific Railroad.
