Background
FARÍAS, Leopoldo was born on December 5, 1898 in Piedras Negras, Coah., Mexico.
FARÍAS, Leopoldo was born on December 5, 1898 in Piedras Negras, Coah., Mexico.
Educated Saint Joseph College (Eagle Pass, Texas, United States of America), 1911-1913, Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, 1914-1917. Civil Engineer, University Nacional de México, 1924.
Engineer, ministry of agriculture, 1922-1924, Byrne Brothers Construction Company (Mexico City), 1925-1926, national irrigation commn, 1926. Assistant, chief, office of bridges, national highway commission. 1927, head of studies and projects office, 1928, head of projects and construction department, 1929-1931.
Assistant, director, national bureau of roads, 1932, director general, 1932-1934. President. Pan American Division. Road Builders Association.
1933-1934; adviser, Nacional Financiera, 1935-1936, Asociación Mexicana Automovilística, 1935-1940. Jesús Farias Rodriguez and Elvira Sada Margain.
Member committee to assess constructions, general constructions division of the ministry of national economy, 1943. Member Asociación de Ingenieros y Arquitectos, Mexico City Country Club. Member American Road Builders Association.