Bingham, Theo. A. (Theodore Alfred), 1858-1934

Army officer. Between 1897 and 1903 Bingham was in charge of public buildings and grounds in Washington, D.C., under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of Public Buildings and Grounds.

From the description of Theo. A. Bingham papers, 1897-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455627

Biographical Note

• 1858, May 14: Born, Andover, Conn.
• 1879: Graduated from United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
• 1879 - 1890 : Engineer officer, United States Army Corps of Engineers
• 1881: Married Lucile Rutherford (died 1920)
• 1890 - 1892 : Military attaché, United States Legation, Berlin, Germany
• 1892 - 1894 : Military attaché, United States Legation, Rome, Italy
• 1894 - 1895 : In charge of Tennessee River improvements
• 1895 - 1896 : Company commander and instructor of military engineering, United States Engineer School, Willets Point, N.Y.
• 1897 - 1903 : Superintendent of public buildings and grounds, Washington, D.C.
• 1903 - 1904 : In charge of Engineering District Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, Light House Engineer Tenth Lighthouse District
• 1904: Retired from active duty in the United States Army following loss of a leg in an accident
• 1905 - 1909 : Police commissioner, New York, N.Y.
• 1911: Chief engineer, Department of Highways, New York
• 1911 - 1915 : Consulting engineer, Department of Bridges, New York
• 1917: Recalled to active duty in the United States Army to command Engineering District, New York, N.Y.
• 1919: Discharged from active duty in the United States Army and returned to retirement
• 1926: Married Addison Mitchell (died 1927)
• 1934, Sept. 7: Died, Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada

From the guide to the Theo. A. Bingham Papers, 1897-1903, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)