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George Washington Whistler : ウィキペディア英語版 | George Washington Whistler
George W. Whistler (Fort Wayne, Indiana, May 19, 1800 – April 7, 1849 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a prominent American railroad engineer in the first half of the 19th century. George was born at the military outpost of Fort Wayne which his father, John Whistler, had helped build. His mother was Anna Bishop, daughter of Sir Edward Bishop of Great Britain. ==Career in the USA== Whistler graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1819. Although appointed as a second lieutenant in the artillery, he spent most of his army career on topographical duty and as a railroad engineer. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1829, and resigned his commission in December 1833.〔(Service profile )〕 In 1835, Whistler became Chief Engineer at the Proprietors of Locks and Canals in the new city of Lowell, Massachusetts. During his time in Lowell, he was responsible for early American locomotive designs, and his sons, James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) and William McNeill Whistler (1836–1900) were born. He left Lowell in 1837 and was followed by his apprentice, James B Francis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Lowell National Historical Park )〕 He took up a position with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which sent him to England to learn more about railroad technology. He was involved in the construction of several U.S. railroads, including the Paterson and Hudson River, Stonington and Providence, and Western railroads. In 1835, he worked with Patrick Tracy Jackson to begin the Boston & Lowell Railroad.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Lowell National Historical Park )〕 The same year, along with William Gibbs McNeill, he designed the Boston & Providence Railroad which included the famous Canton Viaduct which has been in continuous service for 174 years.
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