Background
Harris, Walter Butler was born on July 13, 1865 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Review William and Christina Van Alen (Butler) Harris.
Harris, Walter Butler was born on July 13, 1865 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Review William and Christina Van Alen (Butler) Harris.
Civil Engineer, Princeton, 1886.
With Wilkes-Barre & Scranton Railway, 1886-1887, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, 1887-1888, Central Railroad of New Jersey, 1888-1889. Instructor civil engineering, 1889-1895, assistant professor, 1895-1899, professor geodesy, 1899-1934, emeritus, Princeton University. Engineer and architect The Prospect Company.
Designed and constructed a system of jetties for protection of New Jersey coast at Asbury Park and other places.
Former borough engineer and township engineer President Board of Health, Princeton.
Married Anne L. Yeomans, November 22, 1892. Children: Dorothy C., Walter Butler, George Yeomans (deceased), Helen Boyd.