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Andrew Onderdonk
Andrew Onderdonk circa 1880
Born
30 August 1848
New York City
Died
21 June 1905 (56)
Oscawana-on-the Hudson, New York
Nationality
American
Occupation
Construction contractor
Known for
Mount Onderdonk in British Columbia was named for him
Andrew Onderdonk (30 August 1848 – 21 June 1905) was an American construction contractor who worked on several major projects in the West, including the San Francisco seawall in California and the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia. He was born in New York City to an established ethnic Dutch family. He received his education at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
He married Sarah Delia Hilman of Plainfield, New Jersey. After starting his career surveying town sites and roads in New Jersey, he headed west to work as a general manager for financier Darius Ogden Mills on several engineering contracts. He died in Oscawana-on-the Hudson, New York, on June 21, 1905.
AndrewOnderdonk (30 August 1848 – 21 June 1905) was an American construction contractor who worked on several major projects in the West, including the...
Onderdonk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: AndrewOnderdonk (1848–1905), construction contractor Benjamin Treadwell Onderdonk (1791–1861)...
contract was awarded to AndrewOnderdonk, whose men started work on 15 May 1880. After the completion of that section, Onderdonk received contracts to build...
was awarded the rights to build the railway line in 1900, outbidding AndrewOnderdonk.: 20–22 The Manhattan Railway Company was the operator of four elevated...
Mount Onderdonk is a mountain in British Columbia named for AndrewOnderdonk. It is located in the northern Selkirk Mountains between lower Revelstoke...
of his family. The population grew rapidly through the early 1880s. AndrewOnderdonk was the contractor who, under government contract, built 227 miles...
Railway arising from construction contracts carried out by contractor AndrewOnderdonk. He is also noted for his role as a prosecutor in numerous lurid murder...
you must have this labour or you can't have the railway." In 1880, AndrewOnderdonk — an American who was one of the main construction contractors in British...
complete sections of the railway in British Columbia. American contractor AndrewOnderdonk was selected, and his men began construction on 15 May 1880. In October...
called Sayyida Salme, a Princess of Zanzibar and Oman (d. 1924) 1848 – AndrewOnderdonk, American surveyor and contractor (d. 1905) 1850 – Marcelo H. del Pilar...
British Columbia in the 1880s, such as participating in a syndicate with AndrewOnderdonk to construct sections near Yale. Realizing the railway's importance...
000 was the winner, coming in at less than the $39,300,000 bid by AndrewOnderdonk. June Ward Gayle was sworn in as a United States Representative from...
and investors said it would be too expensive).[page needed] In 1880, AndrewOnderdonk, an American who was one of the main construction contractors in British...
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(1786-1792) Petrus Onderdonk (1730-1793), who was also an officer in Cow Neck Militia Other prominent community leaders include: AndrewOnderdonk (1756–1793)...
Collector of the Port of New York Samuel Haight* 3 years Federalist (AndrewOnderdonk*) 3 years Federalist died September 24, 1797, before this Legislature...
of the Port of New York; and on September 24, 1797, State Senator AndrewOnderdonk died; leaving two vacancies in the Southern District. U.S. Senator...
Nicoll (all five Western D.) were elected to the Senate. Samuel Haight, AndrewOnderdonk (both Southern D.), Robert Sands, Christopher Tappen, William Thompson...
resolution condemning Onderdonk. As the controversy continued, charges were presented to the House of Bishops alleging that Onderdonk had committed an "immoral...
brother Edmund Wade, practicing there until 1884. He hired on with AndrewOnderdonk's construction operations for the Canadian Pacific Railway, then based...
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