TX. Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railroad Co., 1887, Serial #2, I/C

Texas, 1887. 100 Shares Capital Stock I/C Certificate, Black print with green border and underprint, Company title at top right with train vignette to left, S/N 2, POCs along signatures at bottom, Signed by President Sidney Dillon (May 7, 1812 – June 9, 1892) and Secretary John T. Granger, Fine to VF condition with toning and damage to margins. HLBNC. Sidney Dillon (1812–1892) was an American railroad executive who rose from construction laborer to railroad contractor and financier. He served multiple terms as president of the Union Pacific Railroad (1874–1884, 1890–1892), overseeing its construction and later its recovery from Crédit Mobilier scandal fallout, becoming one of the era's leading railroad magnates.

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