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About James Geddes
James Geddes was born in Carlisle in the Province of Pennsylvania and was a prominent engineer, surveyor, New York State legislator and U.S. Congressman who was instrumental in the planning of the Erie Canal and other canals in the United States. He was also at the forefront of development of the salt industry at Onondaga Lake near Syracuse, New York beginning in 1794.
Everything about James Geddes →- Occupation
- politician, civil engineer, engineer, judge
- Position held
- United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 22, 1763
- Died
- August 17, 1838