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Thomas Curtis Clarke

American engineer (1827–1901)

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American engineer (1827–1901)

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name	Thomas Curtis Clarke
image	Thomas Curtis Clarke (1827–1901).png
birth_date
birth_place	Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
death_date
death_place	New York, New York, U.S.
education	Harvard University
occupation	Civil engineer, writer
signature	Signature of Thomas Curtis Clarke (1827–1901).png

Thomas Curtis Clarke (September 16, 1827 – June 15, 1901) was an American railway engineer, builder and author best known for a series of cast iron bridges in the United States. While living and working in Port Hope, Ontario, his firm won the contract to build the east and west blocks of the Canadian Houses of Parliament.

Life

Clarke was born in Newton, Massachusetts on September 16, 1827 and as a boy he attended the Boston Latin School. He enrolled at Harvard University, graduating in 1848 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in engineering, working under Captain John Child.

In 1873, Clarke was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.

Thomas Curtis Clarke died in New York City on June 15, 1901, and is buried in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada.

References

(1901-06-17). "Thomas Curtis Clarke Dead". [[The New York Times]].
Frank Griggs Jr.. (May 2008). "Thomas C. Clarke".
"APS Member History".
Alan Brown, [http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_MNO/Plaque_Northumberland02.html "Thomas Curtis Clarke 1827-1901"], ''Ontario's Historical Plaques''

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