John Bogart was an American civil engineer from New York.
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15 Facts About John Bogart
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John Bogart was appointed and elected to numerous public positions in the New York City metropolitan area.
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John Bogart served at the state level, for instance as New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1888 to 1891.
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John Bogart was educated at The Albany Academy and graduated with an M A degree from Rutgers College in 1853.
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John Bogart began engineering work with the enlargement of the Erie Canal as second assistant engineer from 1856 to 1858.
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John Bogart was assistant engineer on the construction of Central Park in New York City.
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From December 1861 to July 1866, John Bogart was with the Union Army in an engineering capacity.
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In 1866, John Bogart was appointed engineer in charge of construction, and in 1870 as chief engineer of the Park Commission of Brooklyn.
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From 1877 on, John Bogart was engaged as engineer for many important enterprises, such as the municipal works at New Orleans, Chicago, Nashville and Baltimore, the parks in Albany, New York, the Public State Grounds at Nashville, the West Side parks of Chicago and the park system of Essex County, New York.
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John Bogart was the constructing engineer of Washington Bridge and consulting engineer of the Niagara Falls Power Co.
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From 1886 to 1887, John Bogart was the deputy state engineer under Elnathan Sweet.
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John Bogart occupied the office of State Engineer and Surveyor from 1888 to 1891, elected on the Democratic ticket in 1887 and 1889.
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John Bogart was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers of Great Britain.
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John Bogart served as a lieutenant colonel and chief engineer of the New York National Guard.
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John Bogart died from pneumonia on April 26,1920 at his home at 640 Madison Avenue in Manhattan.
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