Dwight B. LaDu
Encyclopedia
Dwight B. LaDu was an American civil engineer
and politician from New York
. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor
from 1923 to 1924.
He was Division Engineer of the Eastern Division of the State Canals under John A. Bensel
, and in 1914 was appointed Special Deputy State Engineer, a post he retained under Frank M. Williams
. He resigned in the fall of 1918, and ran for State Engineer and Surveyor on the Democratic ticket in November 1918, but was defeated by Williams. In 1922, he ran again, and was elected, being in office from 1923 to 1924, but was defeated again for re-election in 1924 by Republican Roy G. Finch
.
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
and politician from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor
New York State Engineer and Surveyor
The New York State Engineer and Surveyor was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1848 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the Department of Public Works which was...
from 1923 to 1924.
Life
He was born on April 27, 1876 to J. Sears LaDu and Julia L. (Warner) LaDu.He was Division Engineer of the Eastern Division of the State Canals under John A. Bensel
John A. Bensel
John Anderson Bensel was an American civil engineer and politician from New York. He was President of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1910. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1911 to 1914.-Biography:...
, and in 1914 was appointed Special Deputy State Engineer, a post he retained under Frank M. Williams
Frank M. Williams
Frank Martin Williams was an American lawyer, civil engineer and politician from New York. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1909 to 1910, and from 1915 to 1922.-Life:He graduated from Colgate University in 1895...
. He resigned in the fall of 1918, and ran for State Engineer and Surveyor on the Democratic ticket in November 1918, but was defeated by Williams. In 1922, he ran again, and was elected, being in office from 1923 to 1924, but was defeated again for re-election in 1924 by Republican Roy G. Finch
Roy G. Finch
Roy G. Finch was an American civil engineer and politician from New York. He was the last New York State Engineer and Surveyor, in office from 1925 to 1926.-Life:...
.
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ladislas-lair.html Political Graveyard (gives surname as La Du)
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9507E6DB1239E13ABC4E52DFB7678383609EDE Campaign expenses filed, in NYT on November 16, 1918 (gives surname as La Du)
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D00E1DB1F3EEE3ABC4053DFB4678389639EDE Election results, in NYT on December 8, 1922 (gives surname as La Du)
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0817FB3A5A107B93CAA81783D85F408585F9 Obit in NYT on August 18, 1954 (subscription required) (stating erroneously he was the last elected Engineer and Surveyor, gives surname as LaDu)
- Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York issued by the New York Dept. of State (1950) (gives name as LaDu)
- American Biographical Index by Laureen Baillie (K.G. Saur, 2007, ISBN 3598348371 , ISBN 9783598348372 ) (gives surname as LaDu)
- History of the Barge Canal of New York State by Noble E. Whitford (pages 450ff; READ BOOKS, 2007, ISBN 1406709328 , ISBN 9781406709322 ) (gives surname as LaDu)