Background
Ruggles, William Burroughs was born on December 31, 1853 in Eaton, New York, United States. Son of Henry E. and Julia A. (Bierce) Ruggles.
Ruggles, William Burroughs was born on December 31, 1853 in Eaton, New York, United States. Son of Henry E. and Julia A. (Bierce) Ruggles.
Graduate high school, Springfield, Illinois, 1872.
Has been chief engineer of several rys. in Ohio Valley region. Went with Army of Occupation to Cuba, acting as assistant engineer Department of Cuba. Was chief engineer Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Railway and later of Sinaloa Railway Company of Mexico and later resident engineer for Isthmian Canal Commission.
Chief engineer Alaska Northern Railway since April, 1909.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers. Clubs: Engineers’ (Cincinnati), University (Panama).
Married Cynthia B. Walker, of Omaha, Nebraska, January 9, 1883.