Background
Williamson, Sydney Bacon was born on April 15, 1865 in Lexington, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Hoomes and Julia Anna (Lewis) Williamson.
Williamson, Sydney Bacon was born on April 15, 1865 in Lexington, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Hoomes and Julia Anna (Lewis) Williamson.
Graduate Virginia Military Institute, 1884.
Instructor mathematics, Kings Mountain (South Carolina.) Military School, 1884-1886. With engineering departments C.B. & Northern, Saint Paul & Duluth, and North.P. rys., 1886-1890. Entered general engineering, Montgomery, Alabama, 1890.
In employ United States Government, on Tennessee River improvements, 1892-1900 (except during Spanish-American War), and at Newport, Rhode Island, as assistant engineer on fortification work, 1900-1904.
In practice, New York, Baltimore and other cities, 1904-1907. Engineer in charge of Pacific Locks, and division engineer Pacific Division, Panama Canal, 1907-1912 (resigned).
Chief of construction, United States Reclamation Service, December 10, 1914-January 1916 (resigned). Appointed consultant civil engineer for Guggenheim Brothers, 1916.
Associate with General Georgia
West. Goethals as construction engineering for Portuguese of Palm Beach, Florida. Appointed by President of the United States member Interoceanic Canal Board to investigate and report on the Nicaragua Canal route and other possible canal routes for connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Retired May 1, 1935.
Member of Executive Committee Chile Exploration Company, Braden Copper Company. Served as captain United States Volunteer Engineers, Spanish-American War.
Married Helen C. Davis, May 20, 1890.