He was born November 19, 1850, at Claremont, New Hampshire.[3]
Entered railway service: June 1866, since which he has been consecutively to May 11, 1872, clerk in general freight office Vermont Central Railroad at St. Albans, Vermont; May 17, 1872 to date, with the Northern Pacific Railroad and its successor, the Northern Pacific Railway as follows: May 17, 1872, to May 1, 1879, in general freight and passenger office; May 1, 1879, to May 1, 1881, assistant general freight and passenger agent; May 1, 1881, to August 1, 1883, general freight agent, Eastern Division; August 1, 1883, to March 1, 1884, assistant superintendent, Freight Traffic; March 1, 1884, to May 1, 1886, general freight agent; May 1, 1886, to March 15, 1890, traffic manager; May 15, 1890, to February 1, 1899, general traffic manager; April 1, 1890, to September 1, 1893, also general traffic manager, Wisconsin Central Lines during their lease to the Northern Pacific Railroad; February 1, 1899, to April 1, 1902, third vice-president; April 1, 1902, to August 27, 1913, second vice-president; June 1, 1895, to June 28, 1906, also general superintendent and vice-president, Northern Pacific Express Company; and June 28, 1906, to August 27, 1913, president, same company; August 27, 1913, to June 20, 1918, president, Northern Pacific; June 20, 1918, to March 1, 1920, federal manager, same road; March 1 to December 1, 1920, president; December 1, 1920, to date, vice-chairman and director.[4]
Jule M. Hannaford married Cordelia Loomis Foster(1855-1933)in St. Albans, VT in the Union Episcopal Church in 1882. They had 2 sons, Jule Murat, Jr.(1885-1952) and Foster (1888-1981).
He died at his home in Saint Paul, Minnesota on September 24, 1934.[5]
Hannaford, North Dakota was named after J.M. Hannaford when it was laid out by the Northern Pacific Railroad.
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