William Jackson (engineer)

William Jackson
Born(1848-03-13)March 13, 1848
DiedJune 30, 1910 (1910-07-01) (aged 62)
Brighton, Massachusetts
OccupationEngineer
Spouse
Mary Stuart MacCorry
(m. 1886; died 1905)
Parent(s)Samuel and Mary Wright (Field) Jackson

William Jackson (March 13, 1848 – June 30, 1910) was the Boston, Massachusetts city engineer from 1885 to 1910. He was responsible for a number of the major bridges in the city, including Harvard Bridge, Longfellow Bridge, and Charlestown Bridge.[1]

  1. ^ Hawley, Monica E. (1984). "Historic American Engineering Record, Longfellow Bridge (Cambridge Bridge)". p. data page 2. Retrieved April 27, 2009. The chief engineer was William Jackson (1848-1910). City Engineer since 1885, Jackson had been responsible for most of Boston's major bridges in this period, among them the Charlestown, Northern Avenue, and Harvard bridges.

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