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b. October 9, 1800 and d. December 9, 1857

American engineer. From 1832-’43 he was topographical engineer of the Potomac Aqueduct; he had charge of Lake Ontario harbor improvement, the extension of Buffalo Harbor, and the improvement of Lakes Champlain, Ontario and Erie. During 1848-’49 he had charge of the construction of the New Orleans custom-house and the lighthouse for Oswego Harbor, N. Y., and in 1853-’55 harbor improvements of Lakes Champlain and Ontario, the eastern part of Lake Erie in 1856, and of Cape Fear River, N. C., in 1856-’57.

The great progress which the arts and sciences
have attained in our time is doubtless largely the
result of the research, study and observation of
men of past ages, but it may be claimed that to the
knowledge, experience and accumulated skill of the
men of the present enlightened period is due the
development of the material of nature to practical
use; and it may be claimed, also, that in the domain
of practical thought and action the engineer of
today stands in the front rank. He has become the
pioneer of civilization. The material monuments
throughout the land, the wealth of communities,
and the colossal fortunes of individuals attest his
skill, courage and devotion in the pursuit of his
calling, and stamp him as an important intellectual
factor in the success of men and in the general
progress of our time.

—Association of Engineer’s Societies: Annual Address of President of Western Society, 1883

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