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Thomas C. Durant
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Thomas C. Durant
Thomas Clark Durant
, (February 6, 1820 – October 5, 1885) was an
American
financier
and
railroad
promoter. He was vice-president of the
Union Pacific Railroad
(UP) in 1869 when it met with the
Central Pacific
railroad at
Promontory Summit
in Utah Territory. He created the financial structure which led to the
Crédit Mobilier scandal
.
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