Who's Who in the Far East/BEARDSLEY, James Wallace
BEARDSLEY, James Wallace (MANILA), Director of Public Works; b. Sept. 11, 1861;?. Sept. 7, 1893, Ellen J. Pearne, d. of Rev. Thos. H. Pearne, D.D. Educ.: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. Engaged professionally on construction of works of Sanitary District, Chicago, for about 7 years; engaged on investigations and surveys of deep waterways from Great Lakes to Atlantic, for about 2 years; engaged on harbour works on Great Lakes under Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., atout 2 years; appointed Consulting Engineer to Philippine Commission, 1902; Director of Public Works, Philippine Islands, since Nov. 1905; Member of American Society Civil Engineers, Western Society of Engineers, Detroit Engineers' Society, etc. Publications: Occasional technical papers. Clubs:; University, Columbia; Manila. Address: Manila, Philippine Islands.