James Wallace Beardsley

Background

Beardsley, James Wallace was born on September 11, 1860 in Coventry, Chenango County, New York, United States. Son of William Hurd and Catherine Tremper (Phillips) Beardsley.

Education

Graduated from State Normal School, Cortland, New York, 1884. C.E., Cornell, 1891.

Career

1 son, Wallace Pearne. Assistant engineer with Sanitary District of Chicago, in charge construction, 1892-1898. With United States Board Engineers, on deep waterways, in charge St. Lawrence River surveys, 1898-1900.

With United States Corps of Engineers, in charge harbor work, 1900-1902. In P.I., as construction engineering to Philippine Commission, 1902-1903. Chief bureau of Engineering, 1903-1905, director Public Works, P.I., 1905-1908.

Construction engineering investigating irrigation in Java, India and Egypt, 1908-1909. Irrigation engineer with J. G. White & Company, New York, 1909-1910. Chief engineer Puerto Rico Irrigation Service, 1910-1916.

Private consultant practice, 1916-1918. Construction engineering in ordnance, 1918. Assistant chief engineer grand canal surveys of China, 1918-1919.

Chief engineer and member Junta Central de Caminos, Panama, 1920-1921. Construction engineering, 1922-1925. With Obras Publicas, Santo Domingo, R.D., 1926-1929.

Private consultant practice since 1930.

Politics

God seeks to transform relationship with and between people. If politics is about how we choose to live together and to treat one another, there is surely a place for discerning the activity of God in politics.

Views

Language of offensive nature with regard to race, ethnicity or nationality does not indicate the value of each individual and contradicts the teaching of Jesus Christ.

Membership

Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Western Society Engineers, Delta Phi, Sphinx Head (Cornell). Club: Technology (Syracuse).

Connections

Married Ellen J. Pearne, September 7, 1893.

Father:

William Hurd Beardsley

Mother:

Catherine Tremper (Phillips) Beardsley

Spouse:

Ellen J. Pearne