. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . in 1825; v/as assistant engi-neer on one of the first railroadsconstructed in the United States,near Gerrnantown, Pa.; was firstassistant engineer on the Boston &Worcester R. R., 1833-35; chiefengineer of the East Florida R. 1835, to January, 1837; wasconsulting engineer of the Bruns-wick (Ga.) Canal Co., in December,1837; was engineer of railroads fromBrunswick (Ga.) to Tallahassee,(Fla.) October, 1838-July, 1S39. Hewas superintendent of the Boston& Worcester R. R., 1839-49, and on leaving this road, he wa
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . in 1825; v/as assistant engi-neer on one of the first railroadsconstructed in the United States,near Gerrnantown, Pa.; was firstassistant engineer on the Boston &Worcester R. R., 1833-35; chiefengineer of the East Florida R. 1835, to January, 1837; wasconsulting engineer of the Bruns-wick (Ga.) Canal Co., in December,1837; was engineer of railroads fromBrunswick (Ga.) to Tallahassee,(Fla.) October, 1838-July, 1S39. Hewas superintendent of the Boston& Worcester R. R., 1839-49, and on leaving this road, he was presented by theemployees with a large silver tea service and water pitcher —by the directorswith a silver cake basket, and by three friends connected with the road, withcrayon portrait from which the accompanying cut is taken. He was superin-tendent of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. from 1849, to December, 1853, He wasgiven a leave of absence of three months for voyage to Europe on account ofhealth. On leaving the railroad,he was presented by the employees wth a. William Parker. SKETCHES OF ACADEMY CADETS. 189 silver s:ilver, a large tea service, a water pitcher, and a gold watch. He wasconsulting engineer on the construction of the first Niagara Falls SuspensionBridge, in 1857; also consulting engineer of the E. &. N. American Ry., Fred-erickton, N. B., in 1858. He was consulted as expert by contractors of theHammond River Viaduct, St. Johns, N. B., in regard to claims of the engineerin 1860. He was superintendent and engineer of the Jersey City waterworks in1860. He was superintendent of the Panama R. R., from January, 1861, untilSeptember 24, 1868, when he was murdered in Colon. His family was givenhis full salary to Jauuaiy, 1869, and $10,000 as a present. He was married in Boston, Mass., in 1836, to lAicy Cushing Whitwell, anative of Augusta, Me., who died July 2, 1909. Seven children were born tothem. CAPT. WILLIAM PEARCE PARR0T1\ William P. Parrott, son of John F. and H
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