Colonel Loammi Baldwin (1740-1807), a Revolutionary War soldier and civil engineer, was born on January 21, 1741 in Woburn, Mass. Baldwin served in the Continental army from 1775 until 1777, and rose to the rank of colonel. In 1780, Baldwin was appointed the High Sheriff of Middlesex County and represented Woburn in the Massachusetts General Court from 1778 until 1784. Baldwin worked as a civil engineer and oversaw the construction of the Middlesex Canal in the late 1790s. Baldwin died on October 20, 1807. Baldwin and his first wife, Mary Fowle Baldwin had five children, and Baldwin had two children with his second wife Margaret Fowle Baldwin. Four of his sons, including Loammi Baldwin (1780-1838), became civil engineers.
Loammi Baldwin (1780-1838), a civil engineer, was born on May 16, 1780 in Woburn, Mass. He received an AB from Harvard in 1800 and an AM in 1803. Baldwin was admitted to the Middlesex bar in 1803, and practiced law for a few years before becoming a civil engineer. Among Baldwin's many engineering accomplishments, he constructed Fort Strong in Boston Harbor, the naval dry docks in Charlestown, Mass. and Norfolk, Virginia, and led building projects for the Pennsylvania Union Canal and the Harrisburg Canal. He was involved in Harvard building projects including the construction of Holworthy and University Halls. Baldwin died on June 30, 1838.
From the description of Baldwin family papers, ca. 1789-1836. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 747322980
