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Frederick H. Billings (September 27, 1823 – September 30, 1890) was an American lawyer, financier, and politician. He is known for his legal work on land claims during the early years of California's statehood and his presidency of the Northern Pacific Railway from 1879 to 1881.
Frederick H. Billings (September 27, 1823 – September 30, 1890) was an American lawyer, financier, and politician. He is known for his legal work on land claims during the early years of California's statehood and his presidency of the Northern Pacific Railway from 1879 to 1881.
Lawyer and founder of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Born in Royalton, Vermont in 1823 and then moved and grew up in Woodstock, Vermont. He them went to San Francisco to become a lawyer and later became president of the Northern Pacific Railroad that ran across the Northern United States.
When Frederick H. Billings was born on 27 September 1823, in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, Oel Billings, was 35 and his mother, Sophia Wetherbee, was 27. He married Julia Parmly on 30 March 1862.
Frederick H. Billings (September 27, 1823 – September 30, 1890) was an American lawyer, financier, and politician. He is known for his legal work on land claims during the early years of California's statehood and his presidency of the Northern Pacific Railway from 1879 to 1881.
30 de abr. de 2021 · The former home of University of Redlands Professor Frederick H. Billings, at 1016 E. Colton Ave., was remodeled in 1938 to serve as an auxiliary women’s dormitory, called Billings House. It...
Frederick Billings. Subjects: Billings, Frederick, 1823-1890 ; Railroad companies ; Railroads ; Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Frederick Billings (1823-1890) was born into a farming family on September 27, 1823, in the small Vermont town of Royalton.
