Background
Shankland, Edward Clapp was born on August 2, 1854 in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. Son of Edward Russell and Emeline F. (Clapp) Shankland.
Shankland, Edward Clapp was born on August 2, 1854 in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. Son of Edward Russell and Emeline F. (Clapp) Shankland.
Public school education. Civil Engineer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1878. (honorary Master of Arts, Cornell College, Iowa, 1904).
Engaged on United States improvement of Missouri and Mississippi rivers, 1878-1883. Bridge work, Canton, O., 1883-1889. Designing steel work for buildings, since 1889.
Engineer for Burnham & Root, architects, 1889-1894.
Engineer of construction and chief engineer of works, Chicago Exposition, 1891-1893. Member Doctorate. H. Burnham & Company, 1894-1898, of East. C. & R. M. Shankland, since 1898.
Member Harbor Subway Commission, Chicago, 1911-1916.
Married Harriet Graham, July 19, 1881.