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Alexander Johnston Cassatt (December 8, 1839 – December 28, 1906) was the seventh president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), serving from June 9, 1899, to December 28, 1906.
Learn about Alexander Cassatt, a distinguished American and a giant in American history, who built the world's largest corporation and the grandest structure ever in America. Explore his personal and professional life, his integrity and character, and his legacy through comprehensive galleries and a podcast.
Mary Cassatt painted her beloved brother several times, but this portrait was her favorite because, she said, it "was very much like him in those days." At the time this portrait was painted, Alexander Cassatt was first vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and one of the most powerful executives in the country.
Alexander Cassatt was a prominent American businessman who served as both first vice president and president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, then one of the largest corporations in the world.
Mary Cassatt painted this portrait of her brother Alexander and his son Robert in 1884, when they came to visit her in Paris.
Even fewer know of why or how the railroad tunnels under the East and Hudson Rivers in New York were built. Worse yet, virtually noone knows about Alexander Johnston Cassatt, the visionary president of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the turn of the 19th Century.
12. Juli 2018 · Alexander Cassatt wurde der Präsident der Eisenbahngesellschaft von Pennsylvania, der größten Firma der Welt, weshalb er bis 1900 über große Finanzmittel und Einfluss verfügte. Die Geschwister Mary und Alexander Cassatt waren beiden ob ihrer Berufe in den USA extrem wohlhabend und einflussreich.
