Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1858, May 14 | Born, Andover, Conn. |
1879 | Graduated from United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
1879-1890 | Engineer officer, United States Army Corps of Engineers |
1881 | Married Lucile Rutherford (died 1920) |
1890-1892 | Military attaché, United States Legation, Berlin, Germany |
1892-1894 | Military attaché, United States Legation, Rome, Italy |
1894-1895 | In charge of Tennessee River improvements |
1895-1896 | Company commander and instructor of military engineering, United States Engineer School, Willets Point, N.Y. |
1897-1903 | Superintendent of public buildings and grounds, Washington, D.C. |
1903-1904 | In charge of Engineering District Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, Light House Engineer Tenth Lighthouse District |
1904 | Retired from active duty in the United States Army following loss of a leg in an accident |
1905-1909 | Police commissioner, New York, N.Y. |
1911 | Chief engineer, Department of Highways, New York |
1911-1915 | Consulting engineer, Department of Bridges, New York |
1917 | Recalled to active duty in the United States Army to command Engineering District, New York, N.Y. |
1919 | Discharged from active duty in the United States Army and returned to retirement |
1926 | Married Addison Mitchell (died 1927) |
1934, Sept. 7 | Died, Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada |