FreightWaves Classics/Leaders: Claytor led Southern Railroad, US Navy and Amtrak

Graham Claytor, with Union Station in the background. (Photo: history.amtrak.com)

Early life and career

On this date 110 years ago (March 14, 1912) W. Graham Claytor, Jr. was born in Roanoke, Virginia. He grew up in Virginia and Philadelphia. He graduated from the University of Virginia as a mathematics and physics major. Claytor then attended Harvard Law School, graduating summa cum laude in 1936 after serving as president of the Harvard Law Review.

Graham Claytor in his naval uniform during World War II. (Photo: navsource.org)Graham Claytor in his naval uniform during World War II. (Photo: navsource.org)

He clerked for Learned Hand, who was a...

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