Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule I

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Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule
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Born(1858-09-05)September 5, 1858
Raritan Landing, New Jersey
DiedFebruary 1, 1950(1950-02-01) (aged 91)
New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule (September 5, 1858 – February 1, 1950), was a civil engineer and topographer in New Jersey and New York.[1]

Biography[]

Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule was born at Raritan Landing, New Jersey, on September 5, 1858, the son of Adrian Vermeule and .[1][2] Vermeule graduated from Rutgers College in 1878 and joined the United States Geological Survey. He married June 7, 1888, and they had two sons, Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule II and .[3] He died on February 1, 1950, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey.[1][4]

Career[]

After graduating from Rutgers College in 1878, Vermeule joined the United States Geological Survey. During his work with the USGS, he headed a project which completed the first topographical survey of New Jersey in 1888. Over the next three decades, Vermeule continued to serve as a consulting engineer for the state of New Jersey. In private practice, Vermeule had offices in New York City and completed numerous engineering projects of a hydrological nature throughout New Jersey and New York States. In the 1920s, during his tenure as consulting engineer for the dismantling of the Morris Canal, Vermeule retired from his position and was succeeded by his son, Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule II.[2]

He was a member of the Holland Society of New York, the Sons of the American Revolution, the New Jersey Historical Society and the American Water Works Association.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "C.C. Vermeule, 91, Engineer, is Dead. Designer of Many Municipal Water Systems Formerly Consultant to Cuba". The New York Times. February 2, 1950. Retrieved May 29, 2011. Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule, former public works engineer for the Republic of Cuba and designer of many municipal water systems, died here today in Middlesex Hospital. He was 91 years old. ...
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule (1858–1950)" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State.
  3. ^ "Former PWA Chief Found Dead On Ferry. 'Apparently a Suicide,' Police Say of Jersey Man". The New York Times. August 7, 1943. Retrieved May 28, 2011. The body of Cornelius C. Vermeule Jr., former director of the Public Works Administration in New Jersey, was found at 4:15 A.M. today in a vehicular lane of a ferry boat as it docked here. There was a gunshot wound in his right temple and a revolver was found alongside the body. ...
  4. ^ http://www.digitalantiquaria.com/Free/V.pdf
  5. ^ Scannell, J. J.; Sackett, William E., eds. (1917). "Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule". Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens. pp. 513–5.
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