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James Geddes, born at Carlisle
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Carlisle is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 18 miles west by southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the State capital....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
 on July 22 1763, was a prominent surveyor, engineer, New York State legislator and U.S. Congressman who was instrumental in the planning of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal

The Erie Canal is a man-made waterway in New York state that runs about 365 miles from Albany on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes....
 and other canals in the United States. He was also at the forefront of development of the salt
Salt

A salt, in chemistry, is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and base . Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically electric charge ....
 industry at Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Lake

Onondaga Lake is northwest of the city of Syracuse, New York and south of Lake Ontario. Water outflows from the lake to Lake Ontario through the Oswego River ....
 near Syracuse
Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is the fifth largest city in New York State, United States. According to the United States Census 2000, the city population was 147,306, and its Syracuse metropolitan area had a population of 732,117....
, New York beginning in 1794.

The son of a Scottish farmer, Geddes eventually settled in what was to become Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County, New York

Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 458,336. The estimated population for 2004 is 459,805, an increase of 0.3%....
, where he investigated the brine springs at Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Lake

Onondaga Lake is northwest of the city of Syracuse, New York and south of Lake Ontario. Water outflows from the lake to Lake Ontario through the Oswego River ....
 and set up a salt works at Geddesburgh, now Solvay
Solvay, New York

Solvay is a village located in Onondaga County, New York, New York. United States. According to the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 6,845....
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James Geddes, born at Carlisle
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Carlisle is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 18 miles west by southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the State capital....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
 on July 22 1763, was a prominent surveyor, engineer, New York State legislator and U.S. Congressman who was instrumental in the planning of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal

The Erie Canal is a man-made waterway in New York state that runs about 365 miles from Albany on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes....
 and other canals in the United States. He was also at the forefront of development of the salt
Salt

A salt, in chemistry, is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and base . Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically electric charge ....
 industry at Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Lake

Onondaga Lake is northwest of the city of Syracuse, New York and south of Lake Ontario. Water outflows from the lake to Lake Ontario through the Oswego River ....
 near Syracuse
Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is the fifth largest city in New York State, United States. According to the United States Census 2000, the city population was 147,306, and its Syracuse metropolitan area had a population of 732,117....
, New York beginning in 1794.

The son of a Scottish farmer, Geddes eventually settled in what was to become Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County, New York

Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 458,336. The estimated population for 2004 is 459,805, an increase of 0.3%....
, where he investigated the brine springs at Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Lake

Onondaga Lake is northwest of the city of Syracuse, New York and south of Lake Ontario. Water outflows from the lake to Lake Ontario through the Oswego River ....
 and set up a salt works at Geddesburgh, now Solvay
Solvay, New York

Solvay is a village located in Onondaga County, New York, New York. United States. According to the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 6,845....
. He acquired lands from members of the Onondaga tribe and became an adopted member.

An early supporter of a proposed canal to the Great Lakes
Great Lakes

The St. Lawrence River Great Lakes are a chain of fresh water lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada ? United States border. Consisting of Lakes Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth....
, Geddes was appointed by the state Surveyor General to explore possible routes for such a canal. Based in part on Geddes' recommendations, the Legislature established a canal commission in 1810 . Geddes was one of five engineers chosen in 1816 to supervise the construction of the Erie Canal. He also was appointed chief engineer of the Ohio and Erie Canal
Ohio and Erie Canal

The Ohio Canal or Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed in the early 1800s, which connected Akron, Ohio, Summit County, Ohio with the Cuyahoga River near the Cuyahoga's mouth on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Ohio, Scioto County, Ohio, and then conne...
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He served as a judge and was elected to the 18th Congress
United States Congress

The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
 in 1818 as a Federalist
Federalist

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.

His son, George Geddes, was a New York State legislator. His grandson, also called James Geddes, was a civil engineer and agriculturist.

Geddes died at Camillus, New York
Camillus, New York

Camillus, New York is located in Onondaga County. There are two parts to Camillus, New York:*Camillus, New York *Camillus, New York ...
 on August 19, 1838. The modern-day Town of Geddes
Geddes, New York

Geddes is a town in Onondaga County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 17,740 at the 2000 census.The Town of Geddes is west of the neighborhood of Far Westside, Syracuse of Syracuse, New York....
 is named for him.