Charles Eugene Denney

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Charles Eugene Denney (born October 18, 1879) was president of Northern Pacific Railway 1939-1950.

He was born in Washington, D.C., on October 18, 1879, the son of William H. and Sarah E. (Tabert) Denney. He married Irene S. Sickels; together they had two sons: Clark and Charles E., Jr.

Denney was educated in the public schools of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after which he attended Pennsylvania State College 1899 to 1905, while working for Union Switch and Signal Company.

In 1905 he began working for the Lake Shore and Michigan Railroad (which later became part of New York Central Railroad) as assistant signal engineer. He worked his way up through promotions within the New York Central system until 1916 when he returned to Union Switch and Signal. In 1917 he moved to an executive position with the Nickel Plate Road where he was promoted to Vice President and General manager in 1928. In 1929 Denney became president of Erie Railroad; he remained in that position until October 1939 when he became president of Northern Pacific Railway.

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• (1940) Who’s Who In Railroading in North America, 1940 edition. New York: Simmons-Boardman, 161. 

Preceded by John J. Bernet	President of Erie Railroad 1929 – 1939	Succeeded by Robert E. Woodruff
Preceded by Charles Donnelly	President of Northern Pacific Railway 1939 – 1950	Succeeded by Robert Stetson Macfarlane