Theodore P. Shonts

Theodore P. Shonts
President of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company
In office
March 1907 – September 1919
Personal details
Born
Theodore Perry Shonts

(1855-05-05)May 5, 1855
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 21, 1919(1919-09-21) (aged 64)
New York City, New York
Spouse
Harriet Amelia Drake
(m. 1881)
RelationsFather-in-law: Gen. Francis M. Drake, Iowa Governor 1896–1898.
ChildrenTheodora d'Albert, Duchess of Chaulnes
Marguerite Shonts Bingham
Parent(s)Dr. Henry Daniels Shonts
Margaret Nevin Marshall
Alma materMonmouth College

Theodore Perry Shonts (May 5, 1855 – September 21, 1919) was an American lawyer and industrialist who served as chairman of the Panama Canal Commission and president of a number of important railways, including the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City and the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad.