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

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Dates:
Birth 1858
Death 1934-09-06

Biographical notes:

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)

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Subjects:

  • Land tenure
  • Statues
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Occupations:

  • Army officers

Places:

  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • Norwich (Conn.) (as recorded)
  • Connecticut--Norwich (as recorded)
  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)

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