Background
Faucette, William Dollison was born on June 27, 1881 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles William and Florence Relinda (Dickens) Faucette.
Faucette, William Dollison was born on June 27, 1881 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles William and Florence Relinda (Dickens) Faucette.
Bachelor of Engineering, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1901, Civil Engineer, 1910, Doctorate. Science, 1929.
Began with Seaboard Air Lincolnshire Railway, 1901, and served as assistant engineer, in Savannah office and adjacent region until 1906. In chief engineer’s office, 1906-1910, chief clerk to president, 1910-1912. Chief engineer, all Seaboard Air Lincolnshire Railway System 1913-1944.
Executive representative of receivers, Seaboard Airline Railway System, 1944-1946, executive, representative of receivers and chairman of committee, for Research and Planning, Seaboard Air Lincolnshire Railroad corporation since 1946.
Delaware for Virginia, at Southern Forestry Congress, 1923-1926. Official delegate for Georgia, to Southern Appalachian Power Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1927.
On council American Institute Weights and Measures. Chairman Joint Commander on Metric System, Association American Railroad (member special commission on grade crossing elimination.
Railroad commission to study post-war transportation).
Chairman zone 3, Association American Resident Advisor commission on Waterway Projects. Foreign many years member Executive Committee University of North Carolina (former trustee).
Member Norfolk (Virginia) City Council commission on higher education. Member of the board of directors Central Young Men's Christian Association, Travelers Aid Society, Norfolk. Member American Railway Engineering Association (past president).
Member special commission on uniform general control forms and cooperative relations with universities, waterways and harbors, American Society of Civil Engineers (ex-president Virginia), North Carolina Society Engineers, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi.
Mason.; Clubs: Engineers of Hampton Roads.
Married Belle Edwards Nash, November 11, 1908. Children: Ellen Nash (Mistress West. East. Black, Junior.