Martin W. Clement
American railroad executive
Martin Withington Clement (December 5, 1881 – August 30, 1966) was the 11th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), from 1935 to 1948.
Background
Clement was born and raised in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Major General Charles M. Clement. He attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, graduating in the Class of 1901 with a degree in civil engineering. While there, he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi.
Martin W. Clement was a veteran of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 12th Regiment.
Career
Clement joined the Pennsylvania Railroad as a rodman for the principal assistant engineer of a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary. Rising through the railroad's engineering ranks, he assisted in surveying the floor of the Hudson River during construction of Pennsylvania Station in New York City in the 1900s.
During World War I, he was superintendent of transportation to the U.S. Railroad Administration. After World War I, Clement was tapped to become head of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Lake Division in Cleveland, and steadily rose through the corporate ranks to executive vice-presidency.
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