Background
Harper, Sinclair Ollason was born on June 6, 1883 in Pacific Grove, California, United States. Son of Thomas and Mary (Ollason) Harper.
Harper, Sinclair Ollason was born on June 6, 1883 in Pacific Grove, California, United States. Son of Thomas and Mary (Ollason) Harper.
Bachelor of Science in C.E., University of California, 1907. Doctor of Science, University of Colorado, 1940.
With United States Bureau of Reclamation, 1907-1944. Junior engineer, assistant engineer, const. engineer, 1907-1917. Project manager Grand Valley project, Colorado, 1917-1925.
General superintendent of construction and assistant chief engineer bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 1925-1940, chief engineer, 1940-1944, in charge of investigation, design construction and operation of government reclamation and power projects in 17 western states, including Hoover Dam and Power Plant, All-American Canal, Shasta Dam, Central Valley project, California, and Grand Coulee Dam and Power Plant. Republican of the United States and chairman commission negotiating compact between Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, for division of waters of Rio Grande, 1934-1939. Construction engineering, private practice, since 1945.
Staff consultant Kaiser Engineers, Oakland, California. Member bds. consultant engrs. on Missouri River dams for United States Army Engineers. Member International Commission reporting to government of Egypt on power development at Aswan dam.
Construction engineering Damodar Valley Corporation, India, and other projects in India, Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon.
Peace making is the creative and positive quest for the well-being of humankind and the planet on which people live.
The strong feature of Methodism is the role of local people take for the fabric of church buildings and manses and for the handling of money. They share with ordained ministers the role of setting direction for the churches in a particular area or 'circuit'.
Member bds. consultant engrs. on Missouri River dams for United States Army Engineers. Member International Commission reporting to government of Egypt on power development at Aswan dam. Member American Society Civil Engineers, Colorado Society of Engineers, Phi Kappa Sigma.
Honorary life; Club, Chi Epsilon. Mason.; Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Mabel Esta Roberts, June 20, 1911 (deceased February 1951).; married second, Genevieve Josephine Short, June 27, 1953. Children: Robert Donald, Thomas Sinclair, John Cline.