William Joseph Hedley

William J. Hedley
Born
William Joseph Hedley

(1902-11-06)November 6, 1902
St. Louis,
United States
DiedSeptember 10, 1989(1989-09-10) (aged 86)
Clayton, Missouri,
United States
Alma materWashington University
Known forChief engineer, Wabash Railroad
president of ASCE
Railroad crossing protection
Mayor of Clayton, Missouri
AwardsHoover Medal (1973)

William Joseph Hedley (November 6, 1902 – September 10, 1989)[1] was an American civil and consulting engineer,[2] chief engineer at Wabash Railroad,[3] president of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1966, and recipient of the 1973 Hoover Medal.[4]

  1. ^ J.A. Meyerhoeffer. "Memoir: Wiiliam J. Hedley," 1989 Proceedings of the annual convention, American Railroad Association, 1989. p. 437
  2. ^ Gordon A. Davis. Who's who in Engineering, 1985. p. 278
  3. ^ John William Leonard, Winfield Scott Downs, M. M. Lewis. Who's who in Engineering, Volume 9. 1964, p. 798
  4. ^ Hoover Medal Board of Award. William J. Hedley, thirty-third Hoover medalist. New York, 1973.