Hugh J. Jewett

Hugh J. Jewett (1817 – 1898) was president of the Erie Railroad from July 1874 to October 1884. At the beginning of his tenure the railroad was reorganized as the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad. On June 22 1880, he led the railroad in converting to standard gauge, 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm).

References

• Kalmbach Publishing (1985), Erie Railroad. Retrieved March 15 2005.
• Presidents of the Erie Railroad. Retrieved March 15 2005.
• White, John H., Jr., (Spring 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History, The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9–15.