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From Saint John, New Brunswick, Hare was an experienced and versatile civil engineer with a long career who build many bridges and railway structures for multiple railwasy and was recruited to the DAR to make major upgrades to the DAR's bridges to support newer and large locomotives and heavier railway traffic. Hare built railway bridges in Mexico from 1900 to 1902; Rosland, British Columbia; and Eastern Ontario as well as the DAR. | From Saint John, New Brunswick, Hare was an experienced and versatile civil engineer with a long career who build many bridges and railway structures for multiple railwasy and was recruited to the DAR to make major upgrades to the DAR's bridges to support newer and large locomotives and heavier railway traffic. Hare built railway bridges in Mexico from 1900 to 1902; Rosland, British Columbia; and Eastern Ontario as well as the DAR. | ||
| − | Hare was hired | + | Hare was hired from another CPR subsidiary, the Kingston and Pembroke in Ontario, to take charge of DAR improvements required by the CPR. Initially hire a engineer of bridges in December 1912, he was promoted to be the DAR's Chief Engineer in 1914. He left the DAR in late 1917 when he was offered the job of City Engineer in his hometown of Saint John, NB. Hare was succeeded by Ralph MacQuarrie as the DAR's Chief Engineer. In Saint John, Hare worked as City Engineer for 20 years until his retirement in 1939, overseeing city road, bridges and water supply upgrades. |
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Revision as of 16:23, 27 June 2025
George Gray Hare (1870 - 1968) was a civil engineer who worked for the Dominion Atlantic Railway from December 1912 to 1917 and oversaw a major program of bridge building as well as station construction after the DAR was acquired by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
From Saint John, New Brunswick, Hare was an experienced and versatile civil engineer with a long career who build many bridges and railway structures for multiple railwasy and was recruited to the DAR to make major upgrades to the DAR's bridges to support newer and large locomotives and heavier railway traffic. Hare built railway bridges in Mexico from 1900 to 1902; Rosland, British Columbia; and Eastern Ontario as well as the DAR.
Hare was hired from another CPR subsidiary, the Kingston and Pembroke in Ontario, to take charge of DAR improvements required by the CPR. Initially hire a engineer of bridges in December 1912, he was promoted to be the DAR's Chief Engineer in 1914. He left the DAR in late 1917 when he was offered the job of City Engineer in his hometown of Saint John, NB. Hare was succeeded by Ralph MacQuarrie as the DAR's Chief Engineer. In Saint John, Hare worked as City Engineer for 20 years until his retirement in 1939, overseeing city road, bridges and water supply upgrades.
Gallery
Canadian Railway and Marine World Aug 1912 article about Hare's appointment as DAR bridge engineer.
Canadian Railway and Marine World 1913 February - G. G. Hare Promotion article about Hare's promotion from Engineer of Construction to DAR Engineer.
George G. Hare's summary of his major projects on the DAR.
Canadian Railway and Marine World 1917 January - K. W. McQuarrie Appointed Engineer article about Hare's departure from the DAR and his replacement.
