Henry Wilson Hodge

Director of railroads for the American Expeditionary Force
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDirector of railroads for the American Expeditionary Force
PlacesUnited States of America
Gender
Male
Birth14 April 1865, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, USA
Death21 December 1919Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (aged 54 years)
Star signAries
The details

Biography

Henry Wilson Hodge circa 1915

Colonel Henry Wilson Hodge (April 14, 1865 – December 21, 1919) was director of railroads for the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. He was the civil engineer who was responsible for the construction of the Woolworth Building and the Singer Building.

Biography

He was born on April 14, 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia to John Ledyard Hodge (1834–1902) and Susan Savage Wilson (1838–1911).

He was director of railroads for the American Expeditionary Force during World War I.

He died on December 21, 1919 of an embolism. He was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.

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