William Dudley Chipley
(1840-1897)

Died aged c. 57

William Dudley Chipley was born in Columbus, Georgia, June 6, 1840. He was an ex-Confederate officer who financed the building of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad between 1881and 1883. Chipley’s railroad became affiliated with the Louisville and Nashville system, which opened the Pensacola area to trade from the east. He served as Pensacola commissioner, councilman and mayor, state senator (1895; 1897) and narrowly lost election to the U.S. Senate. W. D. Chipley died December 1, 1897.

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