John Mifflin Hood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Mifflin Hood

Civil engineer, railroad executive

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1843

Place of Birth: Howard County, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 17-Dec-1906

Profession: businessperson, civil engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Mifflin Hood (1843–1906) was an American railroad and electric streetcar system executive.
Hood was President of the Western Maryland Railway from 1874 to 1901.
In 1901-1902, he became President of United Railways and Electric Company, a streetcar system company in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
As the head of the UREC system at the turn of the 20th century, he oversaw completion of the massive construction project of the Pratt Street Power Plant.