Complex sentence: Robert Heysham Sayre (1824--1907) was vice president and chief engineer of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and vice president and general manager of Bethlehem Iron Works, precursor of Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Split into simpler sentences: Robert Heysham Sayre (1824--1907) was vice president and chief engineer of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. He was also vice president and general manager of Bethlehem Iron Works, precursor of Bethlehem Steel Corporation.