Frederick Billings

1884. 10 ¼” x 7 ¾” stock certificate for 1 share. Black. Issued to and signed on the verso by Frederick Billings President of the NPRW. Billings became a lawyer and in 1849, the year gold was found in California, he went west to make his fortune. He made it quickly, soon becoming a successful lawyer and real estate developer in San Francisco and one of the richest men in California. Cancellations not affecting Billings signature on verso. Also signed by Robert Harris as President. The presidency of the Northern Pacific was handed to a professional railroader, Robert Harris, former head of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. For the next four years, until the return of the Villard clique, Harris worked at improving the property and breaking away from its tangled relationship with the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. $450.00/225