John Hennessy Saul

John Hennessy Saul
Portrait of Saul
Born(1819-12-25)December 25, 1819
DiedMay 11, 1897(1897-05-11) (aged 77)
Resting placeMount Olivet Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupationlandscape architect
Known fordevelopment of the National Mall in Washington D.C.
Spouse
Rosina Mary Lawley
(m. 1850)
ChildrenBernard Francis Saul
FamilyBernard Frances Saul II (great-grandson)
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John Hennessy Saul (December 25, 1819 – May 11, 1897) was an Irish-born American horticulturist and landscape architect who assisted in the planning and the development of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and served as the first chairman of Washington, D.C.’s parks commission.