Joseph Ripley

Background

Ripley, Joseph was born on January 3, 1854 in Saint Clair, Michigan, United States. Son of Volney Abner and Maria (Klein) Ripley.

Education

Civil Engineer, University of Michigan, 1876, Mechanical Engineering, 1911.

Career

1 son, Joseph (deceased). United States assistant engineer, improvement of Saint Mary's River, Michigan, and Saint Mary's Falls Ship Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, 1877-1906, which included building of Weitzel lock, finished 1881, Poe lock, finished in 1896.

United States assistant engineer in charge survey and preparation of plans and estimates for canal 64 miles long, connecting Birmingham, Alabama, with the Black Warrior River, 1897.

General superintendent Saint Mary's Falls Ship Canal, Michigan, 1898-1906. Member consulting board international engineers, Panama Canal, 1905.

Principal assistant engineer Panama Canal, in charge of designing the locks, dams and regulating works, and assistant chief engineer Panama Canal, 1906-1907. Advisory engineer New York State Department Public Works, 1907-1909.

Member of advisory board of consulting engineers

New York State Canals, 1909-1918. Chief engineer Grand Canal Improvement, China, 1918-1920. Consulting engineer, 1920-1927.

Achievements

• Joseph Ripley has been listed as a noteworthy civil engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member consulting board international engineers, Panama Canal, 1905. Member of advisory board of consulting engineers New York State Canals, 1909-1918.

Connections

Married Rebecca McNaughton, February 5, 1881 (died 1907). Married second, Mary J. Roper, June 23, 1909. Children: Eva, Florence, Alice Maynard.

Father:

Volney Abner Ripley

Mother:

Maria (Klein) Ripley

Spouse:

Mary J. Roper

Spouse:

Rebecca McNaughton

child:

Alice Maynard Ripley

child:

Florence Ripley

child:

Eva Ripley