Joseph Smith Harris | |
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 An illustration of Harris at about age 65 | |
| Born | April 29, 1836 |
| Died | June 1, 1910 (aged 74) Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | surveyor, civil engineer, railroad executive |
| Notes | |
Great-grandson of Persifor Frazer. | |
Joseph Smith Harris (April 29, 1836 – June 1, 1910) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and railroad executive. Largely self-taught, he worked on several projects for the United States Government, including the United States Coast Survey′s hydrographic survey of the Mississippi Sound in 1854–1856 and the Northwest Boundary Survey of 1857–1861. He worked his way through a considerable number of adventures to become president of the Reading Railroad, which he brought back from its 1893 bankruptcy.