William Hasell Wilson | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 August 1902 United States | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | surveyor, civil engineer, Railroad executive |
Notes | |
Wilson's son, Joseph M. Wilson(1838–1902), was also a civil engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad. |
William Hasell Wilson (1811–1902) was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer for both the Reading and Pennsylvania Railroads in the 19th century. Two of his sons, Joseph Miller Wilson (1838–1902) and Henry W. Wilson (1844–1910) went on to found Wilson Brothers & Company a prominent Victorian-era architecture and engineering firm established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was especially noted for its structural expertise.