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'''William Barclay Parsons''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1879]] [[Mines]] [[1882]] was an engineer who was responsible for the construction of the first New York [[subway]] line, as well as the Cape Cod Canal. | '''William Barclay Parsons''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1879]] [[Mines]] [[1882]] was an engineer who was responsible for the construction of the first New York [[subway]] line, as well as the Cape Cod Canal. | ||
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| + | Parsons earned two bachelors degrees from Columbia: first from the College, and the second from the School of Mines, which would become [[SEAS]]. While an undergrad, he was on the "tug-o-war team" (sounds fun!), was elected president of his College class, and was one of the co-founders of the ''[[Spectator]]''. | ||
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| + | He later became a [[trustee]] and was elected to the chairmanship of the board. Parsons refused to put down his Columbia duties even while fighting in the Spanish-American War, communicating with University President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] throughout the conflict. | ||
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| + | He is a descendant of Henry Barclay, who was one of the original governors of [[King's College]]. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/william_barclay_parsons.html Columbians Ahead of Their Time: William Barclay Parsons] | ||
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Parsons]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Parsons]] | ||
[[Category:Class of 1879|Parsons]] | [[Category:Class of 1879|Parsons]] | ||
[[Category:SEAS alumni|Parsons]] | [[Category:SEAS alumni|Parsons]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Class of 1882|Parsons]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Trustees|Parsons]] | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 24 September 2009
William Barclay Parsons CC 1879 Mines 1882 was an engineer who was responsible for the construction of the first New York subway line, as well as the Cape Cod Canal.
Parsons earned two bachelors degrees from Columbia: first from the College, and the second from the School of Mines, which would become SEAS. While an undergrad, he was on the "tug-o-war team" (sounds fun!), was elected president of his College class, and was one of the co-founders of the Spectator.
He later became a trustee and was elected to the chairmanship of the board. Parsons refused to put down his Columbia duties even while fighting in the Spanish-American War, communicating with University President Nicholas Murray Butler throughout the conflict.
He is a descendant of Henry Barclay, who was one of the original governors of King's College.
