Chester Harding (governor)
- Chester Harding (governor)
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| Chester Harding |
| 2nd Governor of Panama Canal Zone |
In office
1917–1921 |
| Preceded by |
George Washington Goethals |
| Succeeded by |
Jay Johnson Morrow |
| Personal details |
| Born |
December 31, 1866(1866-12-31) |
| Died |
November 11, 1936(1936-11-11) (aged 69) |
| Profession |
military, engineer, politician |
Chester Harding (December 31, 1866- November 11, 1936) was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1917 to 1921.
He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1884 with a Bachelors in Engineering and later graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1889. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was appointed Division Engineer of Gatun Locks Division in 1907, and as the Panama Canal maintenance engineer in 1915. He served as governor of Panama Canal Zone from January 1917 to 1921.
Harding also served a term from 1913-1914 as one of the commissioners in charge of the District of Columbia.[1]
References
- ^ Annual Report of the Public Utility Commission of the District of Columbia, 1913, p.7
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Harding, Chester |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1917 to 1921 |
| Date of birth |
December 31, 1866 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
November 11, 1936 |
| Place of death |
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Categories:
- 1866 births
- 1936 deaths
- United States Military Academy alumni
- Governors of the Panama Canal Zone
- University of Alabama alumni
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Members of the Board of Commissioners for the District of Columbia
- United States Army personnel stubs
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