Background
Sillcox, Lewis Ketcham was born on April 30, 1886 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Washington and Georgiana (Parker) Sillcox.
Sillcox, Lewis Ketcham was born on April 30, 1886 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Washington and Georgiana (Parker) Sillcox.
Student, Trinity School, New York and L'Ecole Polytechnique, Brussels, 1903; Doctor of Science, Clarkson College, 1932; Doctor of Engineering, Cumberland U., 1941; Doctor of Engineering, Purdue University, 1951; Doctor of Laws, Syracuse University, 1948; Doctor of Laws, Queen's U., 1955; Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Norwich U., 1963.
Machinist apprentice, New York City & Hassaram Rijhumal R.R., High Bridge, New York, 1903-1907; foundry apprentice, McSherry Manufacturing Company, Middletown, Ohio., 1907-1909; shop. engineer, Canadian Car & Foundry Company, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1909-1912; mechanic engineer, Canadian Northern Railway, Toronto, Ontario, 1912-1916; mechanic engineer, I.C. R.R., 1916-1918; general superintendent motive power, C., M. & St.P. Railway, Chicago, 1918-1927; assistant to president, executive vice president, vice Chairman of the Board, New York Air Brake Company. New York City, 1927-1959; first director Office of Transportation, Executive Department State of New York, Albany, 1959-1960; professor, lecturer engineering, Purdue University, from 1946. Lecturer transportation various colleges, universities.
Chairman mechanic engineering advising committee Princeton, 1938-1958. Visiting committee department mechanic engineering Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1955-1957. Trustee, general chairman visiting committees Norwich U.
Honorary curator Baker Library, Harvard, from 1935. Member Alfred Noble Joint Prize Committee, 1943-1978. Retired trustee Hospital Review and Planning Council Central New York, Inc.
Member of advisory board Salvation Army. Fellow Institute Mech. Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Honorary member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (past president), A.R.E.A., Engineering Institute Canada. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (life, past president), American Institute.Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (life), other national, state, local professional engineering societies, Sigma Xi, Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Edna May Harris, September 14, 1918 (deceased February 1961). Children: Elsie Winifred (Mistress DonaldG. Bridge), Esther Harris (Mistress Stanley L. Whittemore), Enid Burnham(Mistress Fred E. Brown), Edith May (Mistress Conrad F. Reiman), Robert Lewis.