Mehaffey, Joseph Cowles, 1889-1963

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U.S. Army engineer and governor of the Panama Canal Zone.

From the description of Papers of Joseph Cowles Mehaffey, 1925-1959 (bulk 1944-1949). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80153903

Biographical Note

  • 1889, Nov. 20: Born, Lima, Ohio
  • 1911: Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
  • 1925 - 1930 : Executive assistant, Arlington Memorial Bridge project
  • 1930 - 1933 : Assistant engineer of maintenance, Panama Canal
  • 1935 - 1938 : Executive assistant to the chief engineer, WPA
  • 1941 - 1944 : Engineer of maintenance, Panama Canal
  • 1944 - 1948 : Governor, Panama Canal Zone
  • 1963, Feb. 18: Died, Cincinnati, Ohio

From the guide to the Joseph Cowles Mehaffey Papers, 1925-1959, (bulk 1944-1949), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Joseph Cowles Mehaffey Papers, 1925-1959, (bulk 1944-1949) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Records of the Panama Canal. 1848 - 1999. Correspondence and Historical Background Records of the Governors National Archives at College Park
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Canal Zone. Governor (1944-1948 : Mehaffey) corporateBody
associatedWith Panama Railroad Co. corporateBody
associatedWith White House (Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Virginia
Panama Canal (Panama)
Canal Zone
Canal Zone
Arlington Memorial Bridge (Va.)
Panama
Arlington Memorial Bridge (Va.)
Central America
Panama Canal (Panama)
Subject
Bridges
Bridges
Canals
Civil engineering
Public buildings
Railroads
Occupation
Engineers
Governors
Activity

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Birth 1889-11-20

Death 1963-02-18

English

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