Background
Slifer, Hiram Joseph was born on October 12, 1857 in Colmar, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Lydia (Huttel) Slifer.
Slifer, Hiram Joseph was born on October 12, 1857 in Colmar, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Lydia (Huttel) Slifer.
Graduate in course of mining and civil engineering, Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania, 1876.
Engaged as rodman, leveler, and transitman, Mexican National Construction Company, 1879-1882. Assistant engineer Philadelphia division Pennsylvania Railroad, 1882-1891. Principal assistant engineer Milwaukee, West Shore & Western Railway, 1891-1893.
Division engineer Ashland division, C.&North.W. Railway, at Kaukauna, Wisconsin, 1893-1897.
Successively division engineer, engineer of 2d track in Iowa, and superintendent Iowa division, same road, 1897-1902. General superintendent eastern district, C.,Rhode Island&P. Railroad, 1902-1903, central district, 1903-1905.
Steam railway expert and business manager construction department, J. G. White & Company, New York, 1905-1907. General manager Panama Railroad & South.S. Lincolnshire, at Colon, Panama, 1907-1909.
General manager C.G.W. Railway, 1909-1912.
Mason. Commissioned lieutenant colonel 21st Engineers and with American Expeditionary Forces in France.
Married Mary A. Beatty, October 11, 1882.