W. Graham Claytor Jr.

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W. Graham Claytor Jr. was an influential American railroad executive and later Amtrak president, known for revitalizing passenger rail service in the United States.

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W. Graham Claytor Jr. canonical 1
William Graham Claytor Jr. 1

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instanceOf United States Navy officer
businessperson
government official
human
railroad executive
awardReceived Legion of Merit
Navy Cross
birthDate 1912-03-14
birthPlace Roanoke, Virginia
surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States
boardMemberOf Amtrak
surface form: National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
burialPlace Roanoke, Virginia
surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States
causeOfDeath cancer
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1994-05-14
educatedAt Harvard Law School
University of Virginia
employer Amtrak
Southern Railway (U.S.)
surface form: Southern Railway

United States Department of Transportation
Department of the Navy
surface form: United States Department of the Navy
familyName Claytor
fieldOfWork public administration
rail transportation
genre transportation policy
givenName William
knownFor advocacy for passenger rail service in the United States
leadership of Amtrak
leadership of Southern Railway
militaryBranch United States Navy
name W. Graham Claytor Jr. self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Graham Claytor Jr.
notableWork revitalization of Amtrak in the 1980s
occupation government official
lawyer
railroad executive
parent William Graham Claytor Sr.
positionHeld United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
surface form: Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States

Deputy Secretary of Transportation of the United States
President of Amtrak
President of Southern Railway
Secretary of the Navy
surface form: Secretary of the Navy of the United States (acting)
residence Virginia
surface form: Virginia, United States
sibling Robert B. Claytor
spouse Frances Miller Claytor

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Southern Railway (U.S.) keyPerson W. Graham Claytor Jr.
W. Graham Claytor Jr. name W. Graham Claytor Jr. self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Graham Claytor Jr.