| 词条 | Ralph Peters (LIRR) |
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Early lifePeters was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 19, 1853. He was one of nine children born to Mary Jane (née Thompson) Peters (1830–1911) and Richard Peters (1810–1889), a railroad executive who was one of the founders of Atlanta. Among his siblings was Richard, Edward, and Nellie, who also became prominent.[2] His paternal grandfather was Richard Peters, a reporter of Decisions to the U.S. Supreme Court, and his great-grandfather was Continental Congressman Richard Peters, a Pennsylvania jurist. His maternal grandfather was Dr. Joseph Thompson, an early settler and doctor.[1] Peters graduated from the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, with a Bachelor of Arts in 1872.[2] CareerPeters was elected president of the LIRR in April 1905. He died at his home on Garden City, Long Island on October 9, 1923.[3] References1. ^1 {{cite book |last1=Black |first1=Nellie Peters |title=Richard Peters, His Ancestors And Descendants. 1810-1889 |date=1904 |publisher=Atlanta, Foote & Davies |url=https://archive.org/details/richardpetershis00blac |accessdate=30 September 2018}} 2. ^{{cite book |last1=Reed |first1=Thomas Walter |title=History of the University of Georgia by Thomas Walter Reed; Chapter VII: The Administration of Chancellor Andrew A. Lipscomb from 1866 to 1874 |date=1949 |publisher=University of Georgia |location=Athens, Georgia |pages=941-942 |url=http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/ebind2html.pl/reed_c07?seq=138 |accessdate=30 September 2018}} 3. ^1 {{cite news |title=RALPH PETERS DIES OF HEART DISEASE; President of Long Island Road Was to Have Retired Nov. 19, His 70th Birthday. STRICKEN ON ARISING Company Had Developed Rapidly Since He Became Its Executive in 1905. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1923/10/10/105931688.pdf |accessdate=30 September 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=October 10, 1923 |language=en}} External links
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