Isham Randolph, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Isham Randolph

American civil engineer

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1848

Place of Birth: Clarke County, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 02-Aug-1920

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.