Joseph Smith Harris
Civil engineer, Deceased Person
1836 – 1910
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Who was Joseph Smith Harris?
Joseph Smith Harris was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and railroad executive. Largely self-taught, he worked on several projects for the U.S. government, including the Coast Survey of the Mississippi Sound in 1854–56 and the Northwest Boundary Survey of 1857–61. He worked his way through a considerable number of adventures to become President of the Reading Railroad, which he brought back from its 1893 bankruptcy.
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- Born
- Apr 29, 1836
East Whiteland Township - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Central High School
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Jun 1, 1910
Germantown
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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