Alfred Wingate Craven

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Alfred Wingate Craven

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Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
Death: March 29, 1879 (68)
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Tunis Quick Craven and Hannah Craven
Husband of Maria Craven
Father of Minna Craven; Alice Craven and Charles Edmiston Craven
Brother of Rear Adm. Thomas Tingey Craven; Margaret Tingey Sanderson; Tunis Augustus Macdonough "T.A.M." Craven; Ann Maria Craven and Charles Edmiston Craven

Occupation: Civil Engineer, Chief Engineer and Founder of the American Societ of Civil Engineers
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About Alfred Wingate Craven

  • He was born on 20 October 1810 in Washington, D.C. He graduated at Columbia University in 1829, studied law and then civil engineering.
  • In 1837 he was associated with General George S. Greene on professional work near Charleston and elsewhere. He was a railroad engineer and manager, and rapidly rose to the first rank in his profession.
  • Craven became engineer commissioner to the Croton Water Board of New York on its organization in 1849 and continued in that capacity until 1868. Among the many works projected and carried out during these years under his supervision were the building of the large reservoir in Central Park, the enlargement of pipes across High Bridge, and the construction of the reservoir in Boyd's Corners, Putnam co. He also caused to be made an accurate survey of Croton River valley, with a view of ascertaining its capacity for furnishing an adequate water supply, and was largely instrumental in securing the passage of the first law establishing a general sewerage system for New York City.
  • Later he was associated with Allan Campbell as a commissioner in the work of building the underground railway extending along 4th Avenue from the Grand Central Depot to Harlem River.
  • He was one of the original members of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a director for many years, and its president from November 1869, until November 1871.[2]
  • He died on 29 March 1879 in Chiswick, England.
  • Family: Two of his brothers were noted naval officers: Thomas Tingey Craven and Tunis Craven.[2] Thomas Tingey Craven's son Alfred Craven, also an engineer, worked on design for the New York subways. Another relative is John Craven, the former Chief Scientist of Polaris and the Special Projects Office.
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Alfred Wingate Craven's Timeline

1810
October 20, 1810
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
1843
December 14, 1843
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
1847
December 1847
New York, United States
1879
March 29, 1879
Age 68
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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