Show I 1 SAMUEL SPENCER was at the head of a number of railroads new york nov 29 samuee spencer president of the southern railway company was a resident of washington but his business headquarters were in this city he was one of the most prominent railroad men of the united states and for nearly twenty years had been it at the head of one or more great railroad enterprises at the time of his death in addition to the southern he was president and director in the alabama great southern railway the cincinnati new orleans pacific railway of georgia the chicago milwaukee st paul railroad company and other corporations mr spencer was president of the baltimore ohio railroad company in fit 1887 and 1888 arid and later was appointed receiver for tho the richmond danville railroad company and ifor for the east tennessee virginia Virgin la georgia railia railway v com company parly he was a member of the rapid transit commission of this city from 1891 to 1894 mr spencer was born in columbus ga in 1847 and was educated in the university of georgia and the university of virginia in 1872 lie married louisa vivian benning at Colum columbus bils ga |