Mehaffey, Joseph Cowles, 1889-1963
Variant namesU.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
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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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| 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 |
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| associatedWith | Canal Zone. Governor (1944-1948 : Mehaffey) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Panama Railroad Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | White House (Washington, D.C.) | corporateBody |
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| Panama Canal (Panama) |
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Birth 1889-11-20
Death 1963-02-18
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