John Lyle Harrington | |
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Born |
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. | December 7, 1868
Died | May 20, 1942
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 73)
Resting place |
Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Education | C.E., M.S., D.Eng. |
Alma mater |
University of Kansas McGill University Case School of Applied Science |
Organization(s) |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Reconstruction Finance Corporation |
Spouse |
Daisy June Orton (
m. 1899) |
Children | 1 |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil Engineering |
Practice name |
Waddell & Harrington Harrington, Howard, & Ash Harrington & Cortelyou |
Significant design | Vertical-lift bridge |
John Lyle Harrington (December 7, 1868 – May 20, 1942) was an American civil engineer and a leading expert in the field of moveable bridge design. [1] He was a senior partner in several bridge engineering firms, President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1923-24, and Chief of the engineers' board advising the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. [2]
John L. Harrington was born on December 7, 1868, in Lawrence, Kansas to Robert Charles and Angeline Virginia ( née Henry). He attended public schooling in Kansas before graduating from the University of Kansas in 1895 with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in civil engineering. In 1899 he married Daisy June Orton of White Cloud, Kansas before continuing his education at McGill University, where he completed a second BS in 1906, and a Master of Science (MS) degree in 1908. As of 1911, Harrington and his wife resided in Kansas City, Missouri with one child: Thomas Orton Harrington. [2] [3] Eventually, Harrington earned a Doctorate of Engineering from the Case School of Applied Sciences in 1930.
Early in his career, Harrington was Chief Engineer of the Locomotive and Machine Company of Montreal. [4] [5]: 924 In 1907 he would partner with John Alexander Low Waddell to form the bridge design firm Waddell & Harrington. Working together, they would soon obtain several patents improving on Waddell's earlier designs of the state-of-the-art vertical-lift bridge. [6] [7] As of 2021, one of Harrington's early bridge collaborations with Waddell, the 1910 Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregon, remains the oldest operating vertical-lift bridge in the United States. [8] The partnership came to an end in 1914 when Harrington departed along with draftsman Frank Morgan Cortelyou. They joined a new company called ' Harrington, Howard & Ash', and in 1928 the duo went on to found the long-running firm Harrington & Cortelyou. [4] [9]
In 1922 Harrington was elected president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for the year 1923-24. Under the Herbert Hoover presidency (1929–1933), he was a member of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. [2] [10]
By the end of his career, Harrington was credited with having designed over 200 bridges and $100,000,000 worth of infrastructure (as of 1930). [2] Some of Harrington's notable creations include:
John Harrington died on May 20, 1942, in Kansas City. He is buried at Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery. [11][ citation needed]
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John Lyle Harrington | |
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Born |
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. | December 7, 1868
Died | May 20, 1942
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 73)
Resting place |
Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Education | C.E., M.S., D.Eng. |
Alma mater |
University of Kansas McGill University Case School of Applied Science |
Organization(s) |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Reconstruction Finance Corporation |
Spouse |
Daisy June Orton (
m. 1899) |
Children | 1 |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil Engineering |
Practice name |
Waddell & Harrington Harrington, Howard, & Ash Harrington & Cortelyou |
Significant design | Vertical-lift bridge |
John Lyle Harrington (December 7, 1868 – May 20, 1942) was an American civil engineer and a leading expert in the field of moveable bridge design. [1] He was a senior partner in several bridge engineering firms, President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1923-24, and Chief of the engineers' board advising the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. [2]
John L. Harrington was born on December 7, 1868, in Lawrence, Kansas to Robert Charles and Angeline Virginia ( née Henry). He attended public schooling in Kansas before graduating from the University of Kansas in 1895 with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in civil engineering. In 1899 he married Daisy June Orton of White Cloud, Kansas before continuing his education at McGill University, where he completed a second BS in 1906, and a Master of Science (MS) degree in 1908. As of 1911, Harrington and his wife resided in Kansas City, Missouri with one child: Thomas Orton Harrington. [2] [3] Eventually, Harrington earned a Doctorate of Engineering from the Case School of Applied Sciences in 1930.
Early in his career, Harrington was Chief Engineer of the Locomotive and Machine Company of Montreal. [4] [5]: 924 In 1907 he would partner with John Alexander Low Waddell to form the bridge design firm Waddell & Harrington. Working together, they would soon obtain several patents improving on Waddell's earlier designs of the state-of-the-art vertical-lift bridge. [6] [7] As of 2021, one of Harrington's early bridge collaborations with Waddell, the 1910 Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregon, remains the oldest operating vertical-lift bridge in the United States. [8] The partnership came to an end in 1914 when Harrington departed along with draftsman Frank Morgan Cortelyou. They joined a new company called ' Harrington, Howard & Ash', and in 1928 the duo went on to found the long-running firm Harrington & Cortelyou. [4] [9]
In 1922 Harrington was elected president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for the year 1923-24. Under the Herbert Hoover presidency (1929–1933), he was a member of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. [2] [10]
By the end of his career, Harrington was credited with having designed over 200 bridges and $100,000,000 worth of infrastructure (as of 1930). [2] Some of Harrington's notable creations include:
John Harrington died on May 20, 1942, in Kansas City. He is buried at Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery. [11][ citation needed]
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