Chester Harding (governor)
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Chester Harding was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
from 1917 to 1921.
He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1884 with a Bachelors in Engineering and later graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point
in 1889. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was appointed Division Engineer of Gatun Locks Division in 1907, and as the Panama Canal maintenance engineer in 1915. He served as governor of Panama Canal Zone from January 1917 to 1921.
Harding also served a term from 1913-1914 as one of the commissioners in charge of the District of Columbia.
Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...
from 1917 to 1921.
He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1884 with a Bachelors in Engineering and later graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
in 1889. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was appointed Division Engineer of Gatun Locks Division in 1907, and as the Panama Canal maintenance engineer in 1915. He served as governor of Panama Canal Zone from January 1917 to 1921.
Harding also served a term from 1913-1914 as one of the commissioners in charge of the District of Columbia.