Daniel Willard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDaniel Willard
American railroad businessman
Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1861
Place of Birth: North Hartland, Vermont, United States
Date of Death: 06-Jul-1942
Profession: manager
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Daniel Willard
- Daniel Willard was a railroad executive best known as the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) from 1910 to 1941.
- He served on or headed several government railroad commissions in World War I and appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1932 due to his part in negotiating wage cuts in the Great Depression. Popularly known as "Uncle Dan," he established the B&O's reputation as a public-minded and innovative railroad.
- He is also remembered in Baltimore as a trustee (and from 1926 to 1941, chairman of its board) of the Johns Hopkins University. Willard, Ohio (originally Chicago Junction) was renamed in his honor in 1917.
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