Background
Gore, Elbert Brutus was born on March 21, 1867 in Sinking Springs, Adams Company, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles Henry and Hester Ann (Burbage) Gore.
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Elbert Brutus Gore
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Educated Ohio U., Athens (left college in junior year).
Career
In general engineering practice, Brown Company, Ohio, 1891-1898. Irrigating engineering, Crowley, Louisiana, 1898-1900 (built canal system for Messrs. Hurd & Wright); chief engineer Brownsville Land & Irrigation Company, 1901-1903.
Chief engineer in survey of Brownsville, Hidalgo & Northern Railway (300 miles), 1905-1906. Chief engineer Hartingen Land & Water Company, and other companies, from 1908, also consulting engineer various large irrigation projects, including Hidalgo Company, Rio Grande Irrigation Company. Was engineer in charge Louisiana-Rio Grande Canal Company.
Member Board Water Engineers for Texas, 1913-1917. Manager Panama-Pacific Products Company, Anton, Panama, November 1, since 1917. Single Taxer.
Membership
Member Board Water Engineers for Texas, 1913-1917. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Phi Delta Theta.
Connections
Married Edith Virginia Kimball, of Ogden, Utah, July 23, 1912.
