Judson, William V. (William Voorhees), 1865-1923
Variant namesArmy officer, military engineer, and diplomat.
A graduate of West Point and the U.S. Engineer School, Judson's career with the Army Corps of Engineers included working on river, harbor, and canal improvements in Chicago and the Great Lakes region, Puerto Rico, N.Y., and Texas, consulting on the Panama Canal, and serving as engineer commissioner for the District of Columbia. Judson's military and diplomatic posts included military attaché to the Russian army during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), duty with the Root Mission to Russia (1917), brigadier-general assigned to duty as chief of the American embassy in Petrograd (1917-Jan. 1918), and command of the New York Port of Embarkation (until being stricken during the influenza epidemic).
From the description of William Voorhees Judson papers, 1888-1947. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 50104093
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | John Reed papers, 1903-1967. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Judson, Clay. Clay Judson papers, 1800-1966. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Judson, William V. (William Voorhees), 1865-1923. William Voorhees Judson papers, 1888-1947. | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Albert Sidney Burleson Papers, 1845-1943, (bulk 1902-1943) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Judson, Clay, 1892-1960. Clay Judson papers - additions, 1839-1960, bulk 1905-1926. | Newberry Library |
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| correspondedWith | Burleson, Albert Sidney, 1863-1937. | person |
| correspondedWith | Goethals, George W. (George Washington), 1858-1928 | person |
| associatedWith | Judson, Clay. | person |
| associatedWith | Judson, Clay, 1892-1960. | person |
| correspondedWith | La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925 | person |
| associatedWith | Midwest Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Reed, John, 1887-1920 | person |
| associatedWith | Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. | person |
| associatedWith | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Marie Alexandrovna, Duchess of, 1853-1920 | person |
| correspondedWith | Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934 | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | person |
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| Panama Canal (Panama) |
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| Canals |
| Harbors |
| Hydraulic engineers |
| Influenza |
| Lakeshore development |
| Military engineers |
| River engineering |
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Person
Birth 1865
Death 1923
