Very incomplete list! | |  Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) — also known asGordon H. Butler — of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Scipio,JenningsCounty, Ind.,February10, 1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;civilengineer;generalcontractor; president, PolarisConcreteProducts Company;bankdirector; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1951-64 (57th District 1951-62, 61st District1963-64); died in office 1964.Presbyterian.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;AlphaTau Omega;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Rotary;Elks;Eagles.Died, ofpneumonia,in St. Luke'sHospital,Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,August1, 1964 (age75 years, 173days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.  | Allan Campbell (1815-1894) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,1815.Civilengineer; president, New York and HarlemRailroad;New York City Commissioner of Public Works, 1876-80; New York CityController, 1880-83; Citizens candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1882.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,American Society of Civil Engineers.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1894 (ageabout 78years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | | George Dewey Clyde (1898-1972) — also known asGeorge D. Clyde — of Logan,CacheCounty, Utah; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Springville,UtahCounty, Utah,July 21,1898.Republican.Engineer;universityprofessor;Governor ofUtah, 1957-65; delegate to Republican National Convention fromUtah,1960.Mormon. Member,Kiwanis;Rotary;American Society of Civil Engineers.Died inSalt LakeCounty, Utah,April 2,1972 (age73 years, 256days).Interment atWasatchLawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah. | | Robert LeRoy Cochran (1886-1963) — also known asRoy Cochran — of North Platte,LincolnCounty, Neb.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Avoca,CassCounty, Neb.,January28, 1886.Democrat.Civilengineer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Governor ofNebraska, 1935-41; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Episcopalian.Member,AlphaTau Omega;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;American Society of Civil Engineers.DiedFebruary23, 1963 (age77 years, 26days).Interment atLincolnMemorial Park, Lincoln, Neb. | | Frederic Danforth (1848-1913) — of Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine,February8, 1848.Republican.Civilengineer; worked on manyrailroads;member, Maine Board of Railway Commissioners, 1894-1900;mayorof Gardiner, Maine, 1901-02.Congregationalist.Member,AncientOrder of United Workmen;American Society of CivilEngineers.Died in Southport,LincolnCounty, Maine,June 6,1913 (age65 years, 118days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.  | Ernest George Eagleson (1864-1956) — also known asErn G. Eagleson — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,January13, 1864.Railroadandminingengineer;CityEngineer of Boise, 1893-97, 1899-1901, 1911-12; U.S.Surveyor-General for Idaho, 1902-08;mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1919-21, 1925-27; defeated, 1921, 1927, 1929.Presbyterian.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Woodmenof the World.Died, in anursinghome at Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,August17, 1956 (age92 years, 217days).Interment atMorrisHill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.| |  Relatives: Sonof Andrew Hervey Eagleson and Martha A. (Kerr) Eagleson; married,May 6,1907, to Viola Scully. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofBoise |
 | Otto E. Eckert (1890-1974) — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,January13, 1890.Republican.Engineer;member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1946-61.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers.Died in1974(ageabout84 years).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich.| | Relatives:Married to Clara Elizabeth Horning. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | Glen Edgar Edgerton (1887-1976) — Born in Parkerville,MorrisCounty, Kan.,April17, 1887.Engineer;Major General, U.S. Army;Governor ofPanama Canal Zone, 1940-44.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;PhiKappa Phi.Died inWashington,D.C.,1976(ageabout89 years).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Roy G. Finch (b. 1884) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Eagle Bridge,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,August17, 1884.Republican.Engineer;NewYork state engineer and surveyor, 1925-26.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;American Society of Civil Engineers;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Nelson Finch and Helen (Hunt) Finch; married,October19, 1909, to Jessie Lewis Weller. |
| | Edgar Franklin Foreman (b. 1933) — also known asEd Foreman — of Las Cruces,Dona AnaCounty, N.M.Born in Portales,RooseveltCounty, N.M.,December22, 1933.Republican.U.S.Representative from Texas 16th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1964;U.S.Representative from New Mexico 2nd District, 1969-71; defeated,1970.Methodist.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;American Society of Civil Engineers.Still living as of 1998.  | Samuel Davis Foster (1880-1944) — also known asSamuel D. Foster — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September11, 1880.Republican.Civilengineer; worked on roads, sewers, and water works projects inCuba and the Panama Canal Zone; chief engineer, Allegheny County RoadDepartment; chief engineer, Pennsylvania State Highway Department;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;AlleghenyCounty Treasurer, 1924-27;AlleghenyCounty Recorder of Deeds, 1928-43; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1936,1940.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons.Died, from aheartailment, in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September9, 1944 (age63 years, 364days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander D. Foster and Amanda (Auld) Foster; married,June 29,1905, to charlotta Adams; married,January25, 1915, to Helen Trego Bradley; married,June 27,1942, to Mercedes A. Cohill. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph,September 10, 1944 |
| | | Charles A. Freiberg (b. 1887) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1887.Republican.Civilengineer; general manager, BuffaloCementCompany; president, AmherstStoneCompany; president, DuaneConstructionCorporation; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1923-26; member ofNewYork state senate 50th District, 1927-29;ErieCounty Sheriff.Member,Kiwanis;American Society of Civil Engineers.Burial location unknown. | | Fred B. Greenleaf (b. 1883) — of Auburn,AndroscogginCounty, Maine.Born in Auburn,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,August15, 1883.Republican.Engineerfor InternationalPaperCo.; treasurer and manager, GreenleafConstructionCo.; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1923-29; member ofMainestate senate 4th District, 1929-33.Episcopalian.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;PhiKappa Psi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John A. Greenleaf and Etta M. (Knight) Greenleaf; married,June 10,1914, to Mary Margaret Jones; father of LaurieJones. |
| | Harold L. Heiner — also known asHal Heiner — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Republican.Civilengineer;real estatebusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,2008;candidate formayorof Louisville, Ky., 2010.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers. Still living as of 2010. | | Theodore Henry Hinchman (1869-1936) — also known asTheodore H. Hinchman — of Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 24,1869.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;engineer;villagepresident of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 1933-36; died inoffice 1936.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaPhi;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers;American Society of CivilEngineers.Died in Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 16,1936 (age67 years, 22days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich.  | Martin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) — also known asMartin A. Matich — of Colton,SanBernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Loma Linda,SanBernardino County, Calif.,September6, 1927.Engineer;gradingcontractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads,including major expressways and interchanges, as well asairportrunways, flood control channels, landfills, and major buildings;mayor ofColton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino CommunityHospital.Catholic.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;NavyLeague;AmericanArbitration Association;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died in San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.,April19, 2008 (age80 years, 226days).Interment atOur Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Colton, Calif. | | David Bennett McKinley (b. 1947) — also known asDavid B. McKinley — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,March28, 1947.Republican.Civilengineer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1980-94;defeated, 1980; appointed 1980;West VirginiaRepublican state chair, 1990-94; candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1996;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 2011-.Episcopalian.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;Rotary;Elks;FarmBureau;BetaTheta Pi;Jaycees.Still living as of 2018.  | William Roark Ratliff (b. 1936) — also known asBill Ratliff — of Mt. Pleasant,TitusCounty, Tex.BornAugust16, 1936.Republican.Civilengineer; member ofTexasstate senate 1st District, 1989-2004; resigned 2004;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 2000-03.UnitedMethodist. Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;PhiGamma Delta.Still living as of 2004. | | | Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) — also known asWalter C. Sadler — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.,February15, 1891.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;civilengineer; worked onrailroadandhydroelectricprojects;lawyer;universityprofessor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Methodist.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;SigmaPi;Tau BetaPi.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,October14, 1959 (age68 years, 241days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler;married,July 21,1917, to Hariette P. Jamieson. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Julian Larcombe Schley (1880-1965) — of Balboa Heights, Canal Zone (nowPanama).Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,February23, 1880.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant colonel, U.S.Army Corps ofEngineers;Governorof Panama Canal Zone, 1932-36.Episcopalian.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers.DiedMarch29, 1965 (age85 years, 34days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jordan Schley and Eliza Ann (Larcombe) Schley; married,October31, 1931, to Denise Vary. |
| | Horatio Seymour Jr. (1844-1907) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born inOneidaCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1844.Democrat.Civilengineer; worked onrailroadconstruction;New Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1878-81.Episcopalian.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1907 (age63 years, 44days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard W. Sherman (b. 1848) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1848.Democrat.Civilengineer;mayor ofUtica, N.Y., 1900-01, 1906-07; candidate forNew Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1902.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers. Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Matthews Vauclain (1856-1940) — also known asSamuel M. Vauclain — of Rosemont,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Port Richmond, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 18,1856.Republican.Locomotivemanufacturer;inventor;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1920.FrenchandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died, of aheartattack, in Rosemont,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February4, 1940 (age83 years, 262days).Interment atChurchof the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa. | | James Stephen Watkins (b. 1892) — also known asJ. Stephen Watkins — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in London,LaurelCounty, Ky.,November14, 1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;civilengineer; Kentucky Highway Commissioner, 1943-48; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Kentucky,1952(alternate),1956(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1960.Christian.Member,American Society of Civil Engineers;SigmaNu;OmicronDelta Kappa;Rotary;NewcomenSociety.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Watkins and Dorcas (Chesnut) Watkins; married,June 21,1923, to Martha Willis. |
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