Presidents of The Old Colony Railroad
- John Sever (June, 1844 to December, 1845)
- Nathan Carruth (December, 1845 to January, 1848)
- Elias Hasket Derby (January, 1848 to April, 1850)
- Francis B. Crowninshield (April, 1850 to June, 1854)
- Alexander Holmes (June, 1854 to July, 1866)
- Onslow Stearns (July, 1866 to November, 1877)
- Charles F. Choate (November, 1877 to April, 1907)
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