Background
Worcester, Joseph Ruggles was born on May 9, 1860 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mary Clapp (Ruggles) Worcester.
Worcester, Joseph Ruggles was born on May 9, 1860 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mary Clapp (Ruggles) Worcester.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1882.
Consultant practice, 1894-1906. Senior partner J. R. Worcester & Company, 1906-1924. Trustee New Church Institute Education.
Member American Society Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute, American Society for Testing Materials, American Institute Cons. Engineers, American Railway Engineering Association, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Designed bridge over Connecticut River, at Bellows Falls, Vermont.
Married Alice Jeannette Wheeler, January 2, 1889. Children: Alice M. (Mistress C. D. Howe), Barbara (Mistress C. T. Porter), Thomas, Ruth H. With Boston Bridge Works, most of time as chief engineer.