Hiram Martin Chittenden (1858–1917) was a leading historian of the American West especially the fur trade. A graduate of West Point he was the Seattle district engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers (April 1906 – September 1908) for whom the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle Washington were named.He was one of the first three elected Port Commissioners at the Port of Seattle.
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birth date
1858-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1858-10-25
birth place
Yorkshire (town) New York
death date
1916-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1917-10-09
death place
Seattle
depiction description (caption)
Hiram M. Chittenden 1916
education
United States Military Academy
significant project
Chittenden Memorial Bridge, Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Grand Loop Road Historic District, Roosevelt Arch
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