James Terry Gardiner

Male, Deceased Person

1842 – 1912

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Who was James Terry Gardiner?

James Terry Gardiner was an American surveyor and engineer.

Gardiner was born in Troy, New York, the son of Daniel Gardiner and Ann Terry Gardiner. He briefly attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Sheffield Scientific School. In 1863 he traveled on horseback to California with his boyhood friend, Clarence King. Upon his arrival in San Francisco, he worked for the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a civilian assistant and participated in the construction of fortifications on the coast and on Angel Island.

In the spring of 1864 Gardiner joined the California Division of Mines and Geology, under the leadership of Josiah Whitney. His friend King was already working with the survey as a field geologist. That summer they participated in the first scientific survey of the Sierra Nevada high country. During the next few years he remained with the survey and traveled through much of California.

In 1867 Gardiner joined the Fortieth Parallel Survey, led by King, and then joined the Hayden Survey in 1872 serving as chief topographer until 1876. Thereafter, Gardiner returned to New York where he was appointed director of the State Survey . From 1880 to 1886 he was also a member of the state board of health and was instrumental in establishing proper sewage systems throughout New York.

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Born
May 6, 1842
Education
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Died
Sep 10, 1912

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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