John Bloomfield Jervis | |
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| Born | December 14, 1795[1] |
| Died | January 12, 1885 (aged 89)[1] |
| Title | President of Chicago and Rock Island Railroad |
| Term | 1851-1854 |
| Predecessor | James W. Grant |
| Successor | Henry Farnam |
John Bloomfield Jervis (December 14, 1795 – January 12, 1885) was an American civil engineer. America's leading consulting engineer of the antebellum era (1820–60), Jervis designed and supervised the construction of five of America's earliest railroads, was chief engineer of three major canal projects, designed the famous, pioneering, DeWitt Clinton steam locomotive in 1831 while with the Mohawk & Hudson RR, designed the first locomotive with a swiveling 4-wheeled front bogie truck in 1832 for the M&H RR, designed and built the 41-mile Croton Aqueduct – New York City's fresh water supply from 1842 to 1891 – and was a consulting engineer for the Boston water system.
- ^ a b "A Veteran Engineer's Death; John B. Jervis, Who Helped to Construct the Erie Canal". New York Times. 1885-01-14. Retrieved 2010-01-09.