, ▁he ▁helped ▁found ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁first ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁of ▁Wil ming ton . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁Ch and ler ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁rail road ▁companies ▁that ▁were ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁rail ▁link ▁from ▁Philadelphia ▁to ▁Baltimore : ▁the ▁Wil ming ton ▁and ▁Sus que h anna ▁Rail road , ▁the ▁Del aware ▁and ▁Maryland ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁the ▁Philadelphia , ▁Wil ming ton , ▁and ▁Baltimore ▁Rail road . ▁( The ▁line ▁is ▁today ▁part ▁of ▁Am tra k ' s ▁N ortheast ▁Cor rid or .) ▁His ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁rail road ▁executive ▁is ▁noted ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁New k irk ▁Vi ad uct ▁Monument . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 4 0 - 4 3 , ▁Ch and ler ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Bank ▁of ▁Del aware . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁rail road ▁execut ives ▁Category : American ▁abol ition ists ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁Harold ▁J . ▁S alem son ▁( Se ptember ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁- ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁newsp apers , ▁a ▁film ▁and ▁book ▁critic , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁publish er , ▁editor , ▁and ▁transl ator . ▁He ▁served ▁in