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===Thomas Durant=== [[File:Thomas Clark Durant, M.D..png|thumb|upright|Dr. Thomas C. Durant]] Former ophthalmologist Dr. [[Thomas C. Durant|Thomas Clark "Doc" Durant]] was nominally only a vice president of Union Pacific, so he installed a series of respected men like [[John Adams Dix]] as president of the railroad. While serving as vice president of Union Pacific he would be a key figure in the [[CrΓ©dit Mobilier scandal]] which ultimately led to his removal from the company.<ref name="PBS-TCRR-Durant">{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tcrr-durant/ |title=Thomas Clark Durant β American Experience |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=PBS.org |publisher=PBS β Official Site|access-date=May 9, 2020 |quote=Thomas Durant was a born manipulator. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827042037/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tcrr-durant/ |archive-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref>
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