History of Kennett Square, (Chester County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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Dugald Caleb Jackson, engineer, was born in Kennett Square, Penn., Feb. 13, 1865; son of Josiah and Mary (Price) Jackson, and grandson of Caleb S. and Mary Ann (Gause) Jackson and of John R. and Catharine (Detweiler) Price. He attended Hill school at Pottstown, Pa., and was graduated from Pennsylvania State college in 1885. He was a fellow in electrical engineering at Cornell university, 1885-86; instructor in electrical engineering there, 1886-87; vice-president and engineer of the Western Engineering company at Lincoln, Neb., 1887-89; assistant chief engineer of the Sprague Electric Railway & Motor company of New York from 1889 till its merging into the Edison General Electric company, when he became engineer of the railway department and chief engineer of its central district, holding the position till 1891. He became consulting engineer for various corporations; was chosen professor of electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin in 1891 and was a member of the International jury at the World's Columbian exposition of 1893. He was elected a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1890, was its vice-president, 1895-98; a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1890; of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1898; of the Western Society of Engineers in 1891, and of the Soci?t? Internationale des Electriciens, the Franklin institute, etc. The degree of B.S. was conferred on him by Pennsylvania State college in 1885 and that of C.E. in 1888. He was married, Sept. 24, 1889, to Mabel Augusta, daughter of Alvin F. and Sarah (Jordan) Foss, of New Gloucester, Maine. He is the author of: a Textbook on Electro-Magnetism and the Construction of Dynamos (1893); Electricity and Magnetism (1895); and joint author of Alternating Currents and Alternating Current Machinery (1896); besides numerous contributions to the Proceedings of national engineering societies and technical periodicals.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Kennett Square, (Chester County) Pennsylvania

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