Robert S. Lovett
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Robert Scott Lovett (June 22,1860 - June 19,1932) lawyer, American railroad president. Born at San Jacinto, Tex he was admitted to the bar in 1882 and then served as attorney for various railroad interests. In 1890 he married Lavinia Chilton Abercrombie, daughter of lawyer and Texas state senator Leonard Anderson Abercrombie. Their only child was Robert A. Lovett. From 1904 to 1909 R. S. Lovett was general counsel, and after 1909 president, of the Harriman system of railroads. He was compelled to dissolve the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific merger in 1913. In 1914 he accepted directorships in the New York Central and Nickel Plate railroads. Consequently, the Lovett family (along with retainers and servants) settled into a "Gold Coast" mansion at Locust Valley, NY. During World War One he filled important positions in the management of railroads, and was chosen president (1919) and chairman of the Board of Directors (1920) of the Union Pacific System.
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In World War II the United States liberty ship SS Robert S. Lovett was named in his honor.
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| Preceded by E. H. Harriman |
President of Southern Pacific Company 1909 – 1911 |
Succeeded by William Sproule |
| Preceded by vacant |
Chairman of the Southern Pacific Company Executive Committee 1909 – 1913 |
Succeeded by Julius Krutschnitt |
| Preceded by E. H. Harriman |
President of Union Pacific Railroad 1910 – 1911 |
Succeeded by A. L. Mohler |
