John McKim Jr.

John McKim Jr. (March 28, 1766, in Baltimore, Maryland-January 16, 1842[1]) was an American merchant and early railroad executive based in Baltimore, Maryland.

On February 28, 1814, McKim and seven other gentlemen of Baltimore hosted a dinner for General William H. Winder.[2]

In 1827, McKim was one of the state-appointed commissioners who helped incorporate the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[3]

In 1838, McKim was a director of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad,[4] a company formed by the merger of four railroads that created the first rail link from Philadelphia to Baltimore. (This main line survives today as part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.) McKim's service as a railroad executive is noted on the 1839 Newkirk Viaduct Monument in Philadelphia.

  1. ^ "Jr John McKim b. 28 Mar 1766 Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA d. 16 Jan 1842: JHBL Genealogy". latrobefamily.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ^ "John McKim Jr. | Baltimore 1814". 1814.baltimoreheritage.org. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. ^ Company, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; (comp.), Henry W. Weeks (1850). Laws and Ordinances Relating to the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company. J. Murphy. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Wilson, William Bender (1895). History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company with Plan of Organization, Portraits of Officials and Biographical Sketches. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Company. Retrieved November 25, 2012.