Which universities did Fairfax Harrison attend?
Harvard and Stanford
Yale and Columbia
Chicago and Berkeley
Princeton and Dartmouth
Answer
Yale and Columbia were the two universities that Fairfax Harrison attended. He is most remembered as the president of the Southern Railway from 1913 until 1942, guiding the railroad through both world wars and the Great Depression. Harrison also played an important role in modernizing the railroad industry and establishing safety standards.
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Which company did Fairfax Harrison become a lawyer for in 1896?
What role did Fairfax Harrison hold at the Southern Railway Company by 1906?
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When was Fairfax Harrison elected president of Southern?
By 1916, how much had the Southern expanded under Harrison's leadership?
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