He was born on February 27, 1824, in
Manchester,
Ontario County, New York. He was educated at
Utica, New York, and studied engineering in his brother's office. He began work as a leveler on the
Erie Canal in 1848, became Second Assistant Engineer in 1850, First Assistant in 1852, Resident Engineer in 1854, and from 1860 to 1862 he was Division Engineer of the Eastern Division of the State Canals. He was
New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1862 to 1865, elected on Union tickets nominated by
Republicans and
War Democrats in
1861 and
1863. In
1869, he ran again but was defeated by Democrat
Van Rensselaer Richmond. He was again State Engineer and Surveyor from 1872 to 1873, elected on the Republican ticket in
1871. He was elected as a member of the
American Philosophical Society in 1877. He also served two terms as City Surveyor of
Utica, New York. He died on February 1, 1895. ==References==