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Benjamin Henry Latrobe II
Born(1806-12-19)December 19, 1806
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 19, 1878(1878-10-19) (aged 71)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place
  • Green Mount Cemetery
  • Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Occupations
  • Civil Engineer
  • railway executive
EmployerBaltimore and Ohio Railroad
Known forThomas Viaduct
Spouse
Maria Eleanor "Ellen" Hazlehurst
(m. 1833; died 1872)
Children7
Parent
  • Benjamin Henry Latrobe (father)
RelativesHenry Sellon Boneval Latrobe (brother),Julia Latrobe (sister) John H. B. Latrobe (brother),

Benjamin Henry Latrobe II (December 19, 1806 – October 19, 1878) was an American civil engineer best known for his railway bridges and a railway executive.

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American Society of Civil Engineers

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