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John T. Clark
John T. Clark was an American civil engineer and politician from Utica, New York. He was Resident Engineer and Superintendent of Transportation of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad when on August 9, 1831, the first regular railway passenger service in the United States was begun and acted as Conductor (transportation), conductor of the first journey of the train which was drawn by the ''DeWitt Clinton (locomotive), DeWitt Clinton'' locomotive. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1854 to 1855, elected on the United States Whig Party, Whig ticket. SourcesPolitical GraveyardGoogle Books''The New York Civil List'' compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 37f; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)Letter written by Clark relating the maiden voyage of the ''DeWitt Clinton'', at Rochester history A replica made for the World's Fair, in NYT on May 2, 1893 Year of birth missing Year of death missing New York State Engineers and Surveyors Politicians from Utica, New York New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructure that may have been neglected. Civil engineering is one of the oldest engineering disciplines because it deals with constructed environment including planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems. The term "civil engineer" was established by John Smeaton in 1750 to contrast engineers working on civil projects with the military engineers, who worked on armaments and defenses. Over time, various sub-disciplines of civil engineering have become recognized and much of military engineering has been absorbed by civil engineering. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
