Joseph Baker Davis

Joseph Baker Davis

Father of the University of Michigan School of Engineering

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Married Mary Hubbard Baldwin 10 July 1872 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

In 1864, Joseph Baker Davis entered the University of Michigan and graduated as a civil engineer in 1868. In 1872, he was appointed Assistant Professor at Michigan and held that position continuously till 1891 when he became Professor of Geodesy and Surveying. In 1903 he was appointed associate Dean of the Department of Engineering. He was instrumental in development of Michigan's School of Engineering.
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Joseph Baker Davis came to the University in 1872. The surveying camp was established by Davis in 1874, and the first session, attended by twenty-four students, was held at Whitmore Lake, Washtenaw County, in May and June of that year. The Clifton House provided food and shelter. An Eckel and Imhoff plane table and two Philadelphia rods were purchased in 1874. Davis had no assistants. The camp continued to run for four weeks during May and June of each year until 1900. From 1900 through 1908 the period was six weeks, and in 1909 became eight weeks.

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Name Joseph B Davis
Gender Male
Age 26
Birth Date abt 1846
Marriage Date 10 Jul 1872
Marriage Place Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Spouse Mary Hubbard Baldwin
Film Number 001019066

Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940