. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . r; and (hu-ing 1811-12, madesurveys for the State Canal Commission of New York. During 1816-17, hewas engineer of the middle section of the Erie Canal. To Judge Wright andJames Geddes is due the completion of this great water way. He waschief engineer of the Delaware, the (> & Ohio and the St. Lawrence 764 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. [1836-66 canals. He was street commissioner of New York citj^ in 1834; and chief en-gineer of the New York & Erie R. R., 1834-36. He removed to New York city about 18
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . r; and (hu-ing 1811-12, madesurveys for the State Canal Commission of New York. During 1816-17, hewas engineer of the middle section of the Erie Canal. To Judge Wright andJames Geddes is due the completion of this great water way. He waschief engineer of the Delaware, the (> & Ohio and the St. Lawrence 764 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. [1836-66 canals. He was street commissioner of New York citj^ in 1834; and chief en-gineer of the New York & Erie R. R., 1834-36. He removed to New York city about 1830, where he made his home imtilhis death. He was prominent in the pohtical affairs of New York, servingman_v terms in the State Legislatm^e; was also, for some j^ears, county was an active friend of the old Academy and N. U. and gave employ-ment to many of the cadets on his various engineering works.^ In 1836, theUniversity conferred upon him the degree of LL. D. He was survived by sev-eral children. A son. Simeon W. Wright, was a cadet in the class of Drafting, Summer School igio. INDEX UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS. PRESIDENTS. Bourns, Edward 33-34 Butler, James Davie 30-33 Partridge, Alden Ransom, Truman Bishop VICE-PRESIDENTS. Loveland, Aaron 35 Ransom, Truman Bishop Webster Horace 35 Woodworth, Hiram P 258 TRUSTEES. Adams, Edward Dean Alvord, Henry Ehjah 665 Averill, CUnton Spaulding 446 Baker, Nathaniel Bradley 1 Brewster, Augustus Olcott 1 Chandler, Ohver Phelps 1 Cobb, Daniel 2 Converse, Shubael 2 Crocker, Alvah 3 Curtis, Charles Albert 649 Cushman, Isaac Newton 3 Davis, Ira 4 Denison, Joseph Adam 96 Dewey, .John Jasper 720 Dodge, Grenville Mellen 477 Duncan, William Henry 5 Fay, Cyrus Hyde 272 Fletcher, Friend Perry 299 Freelon, Thomas William 5 Freelon, Thomas William 115 Harris, Jedediah Hyde 6 Harris, John 6 Hobbs, George Webster 611 Hutchinson, Ebenezer Carter 6 Jenison, Silas Hemenway 7 Johnson, Edwin Ferry 149 Keyes, Henry S Kent, Hen
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