Background
Barclay, Robert Hamilton was born on August 10, 1887 in St. Louis. Son of Robert and Minnie Genie (Hamilton) Barclay.
Barclay, Robert Hamilton was born on August 10, 1887 in St. Louis. Son of Robert and Minnie Genie (Hamilton) Barclay.
Student electrical engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, 1906-1908, 1911-1912.
Chief draftsman and superintendent power plants and buildings, Southwestern Bell telephone Company, St. Louis and kansas City Missouri, 1908-1911; assistant electrical engineer, Kansas City Terminal Railway Company, 1912-1915; assistant electrical engineer, Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, 1915-1917; chief electrical engineer, The Foundation Company. New York City, 1917-1922; chief electrical engineer, Starrett & Van Vleck, architects, New York City, 1922-1924; electrical engineer, Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Boston, 1924-1931; president, McClelland Barclay Art Products Inc., Boston, 1931-1934; regional director, Federal Power Commission, 1934-1941; chief Executive officer in charge New York Regional Office, chief electrical engineer, The J.G. White Engineering Corporation, New York City, 1941-1950; engineering manager, The J.G. White Engineering Corporation, New York City, 1950-1953; vice-president, director, The J.G. White Engineering Corporation, New York City, 1953-1957; private practice construction engineering, New York City, from 1957.
Fellow American Institute of Electrical Engineers (life member, member marine committee, 1917-1919, board of examiners from 1942, chairman 1946-1948), Radio Club American, Institute Electrical Engrs Great Britain (honorary secretary in the United States from 1953), Engineers Joint Council (vice chairman committee on practice engineering 1957. Member planning committee from 1958), National Society Professional Engineers, Engineering Societies Library. Board, 1942-1948 (chairman 1946-1948).
Member Society of America Military Engineers, S.R., Society Colonial Wars, Committee on Professional Recognition, Engineers Council for Professional Development from 1946 (chairman 1949-1953), Newcomen Society, Washington University Club (president 1934-1935), Engineers Club, Midday Club, City Club (New York City), Masons, Theta Xi.
Married Bobbey Elizabeth Timberlake, April 19, 1937.