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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1836

Vol. I
p649
870

(Born Ct.)

John W. Judson

(Ap'd Ct.)

29

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1831, to July 1, 1836, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, July 1, 1836: Declined.

Civil History. — Civil Engineer, 1836‑78. Principal Asst. Engineer, Great Western Railroad, Canada, 1837. Chief Engineer, Penobscot River Railroad, Me., 1837‑38. Civil Engineer in the service of the United States, superintending improvement of Oswego harbor, N. Y., 1838‑53, — and of other harbors on Lake Ontario, N. Y., 1842‑44, and 1846‑53. City Surveyor of Oswego, N. Y., 1855‑59. Captain, N. Y. Militia, 1851‑54, — and Lieut.‑Colonel, 1854‑60. Asst. Engineer in the service of the United States, at fort on Sandy Hook, N. J., 1859‑60, — in making survey for defenses at Cape Henlopen, Del., 1862, — and in improvement of Harbors on Lake Michigan, 1865‑67.

Died, May 30, 1878, at Oswego, N. Y.: Aged 67.


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