Joseph Smith Harris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Smith Harris

American surveyor, civil engineer and railroad executive

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1836

Place of Birth: East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1910

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Joseph Smith Harris (April 29, 1836 – June 1, 1910) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and railroad executive.
Largely self-taught, he worked on several projects for the U.S.
government, including the Coast Survey of the Mississippi Sound in 1854–56 and the Northwest Boundary Survey of 1857–61.
He worked his way through a considerable number of adventures to become president of the Reading Railroad, which he brought back from its 1893 bankruptcy.