William Cushing Edes

Background

Edes, William Cushing was born on January 14, 1856 in Bolton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Richard S. and Mary (Cushing) Edes.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civ. Engineering, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1875.

Career

Began in employ of Massachusetts Census Bureau, 1875. With Spring Valley Water Company, California, 1876-1877. Surveys for South.P. Railroad, in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, 1877-1881.

General engineering practice, in Massachusetts, 1882-1886.

Assistant engineer, South.P. and A.,T.&San Francisco rys., in California, 1886-1907. Chief engineer Northwestern Pacific Railroad, 1907-1914.

Chairman Alaskan Engineering Commission, in charge of the United States Government railway in Alaska, May 1914-August 1919. Construction engineering Alaskan Engineering Commission, August 1919-1920.

General practice as construction engineering, since 1920.

Achievements

• William Cushing Edes has been listed as a noteworthy civil engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Mary Burnham, January 1901.

Father:

Richard South. Edes

Mother:

Mary (Cushing) Edes

Spouse:

Mary Burnham