Benjamin Henry Latrobe II
American civil engineer and railroad official / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe II (December 19, 1806 – October 19, 1878) was an American civil engineer best known for his railway bridges and a railway executive.
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Born | (1806-12-19)December 19, 1806 |
Died | October 19, 1878(1878-10-19) (aged 71) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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Employer | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
Known for | Thomas Viaduct |
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Maria Eleanor "Ellen" Hazlehurst
(m. 1833; died 1872) |
Children | 7 |
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Relatives | Henry Sellon Boneval Latrobe (brother),Julia Latrobe (sister) John H. B. Latrobe (brother), |
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