Isham Randolph

Isham Randolph (March 25, 1848 in Clarke County, Virginia – August 5, 1920) was an American civil engineer who is best known as the chief engineer of the Sanitary District of Chicago during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Randolph had no formal engineering training, he began his career as a railroad axeman. After completing the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, at the time the largest canal in the world, Randolph became a consulting engineer on the Panama Canal at the request of the Roosevelt Administration.

This article is about Isham Randolph. For Isham Randolph of Dungeness, see Isham Randolph of Dungeness.
Isham Randolph
Born(1848-03-25)March 25, 1848
Clarke County, Virginia
DiedAugust 2, 1920(1920-08-02) (aged 72)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil engineering
ProjectsChicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1913)
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