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| Born | (1846-04-04)April 4, 1846 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 1906(1906-02-25) (aged 59) Hampton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Children | 4 |
Herbert Gouverneur Ogden (April 4, 1846 – February 25, 1906) was an Americangeographer,topographer,civil engineer, andcartographer.
Herbert Gouverneur Ogden was born on April 4, 1846, inNew York City to Eliza Glendy (née McLaughlin) and Morgan Lewis Ogden. He was educated in private schools and by private tutors.[1][2]
On April 22, 1863, Ogden joined theUnited States Coast Survey as an aide. He originally worked on the defenses ofWashington, D.C. during theAmerican Civil War. The following year, he went to map the coast ofNorth Carolina for theUnion Navy. In 1865, he went on an expedition toNicaragua, and in 1870 toPanama and theDarien.[1][2] He was promoted to subassistant on January 1, 1869, and to assistant on January 1, 1872.[2]
Ogden co-founded theNational Geographic Society in 1888. In 1890 while at theUnited States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Ogden was named byPresident Benjamin Harrison inExecutive Order No. 28 as a member of the newly createdBoard on Geographic Names, where he served underThomas Mendenhall, the first chairman of the board on Geographic Names.[citation needed] In 1893 he mapped theAlaska-Canada border. He was a vice-president of the National Geographic Society.[1] He served as the inspector of hydrography and topography at the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1898 to his death.[2]
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Ogden married Mary A. Greene, ofBrooklyn, on May 28, 1872.[1][2] He had four children: Herbert G. Jr., Warren G., Mary A. and Joseph W.[3]
Ogden died on February 25, 1906, at a hospital atFort Monroe inHampton, Virginia. He died from astroke.[2][4] His funeral was atSt. John's Church and he was buried inOak Hill Cemetery inWashington, D.C.[1][5]
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