Background
Barnes, Mortimer Grant was born on January 17, 1867 in Reedsburg, Sauk Company, Wisconsin, United States. Son of James Brewster and Alice Jane (Randall) Barnes.
Barnes, Mortimer Grant was born on January 17, 1867 in Reedsburg, Sauk Company, Wisconsin, United States. Son of James Brewster and Alice Jane (Randall) Barnes.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineer, University of Michigan, 1896, Civil Engineer, 1900, Mechanical Engineering, 1922.
Worked on waterway construction and hydraulic power projects. In charge parties surveying and estimating of proposed Birmingham-Warrior River (Alabama) Canal, 1897, United States Deep Waterway, Great Lakes to Sea via New York City, 1898. On design and construction Hennepin Canal, connecting Illinois and Mississippi rivers, 1899, 1905.
United States assistant engineer in charge design Moline Locks, Rock Island, Illinois, 1905-1906.
Design of locks for Panama Canal, 1906-1907. Member board consultant engineers, New York State Barge Canal, 1907-1915.
Also private practice, Albany. Appointed by Governor Lowden to devise means for utilizing waters of Illinois River for power and navigation, 1917.
Appointed chief engineer Illinois Waterway, 1917.
Construction engineering Illinois Waterway, June 1, since 1928.
Member board consultant engineers, New York State Barge Canal, 1907-1915. Member Christian (Disciples) Church.
Married Mary Wilhelmina Wood, August 17, 1898. Children: Alice Elizabeth, Florence Lillian, James Mathew.