William Ward Duffield

Politician

1823 – 1907

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Who was William Ward Duffield?

William Ward Duffield was an executive in the coal industry, a railroad construction engineer, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war he was appointed Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

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Born
Nov 19, 1823
Carlisle
Education
  • Columbia College of Columbia University in the City of New York
Died
Jun 22, 1907
Washington, D.C.
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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