James Duncan Hague

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James Duncan Hague (born February 24, 1836 in Boston , Massachusetts , † August 3, 1908 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts ) was an American mining engineer , mineralogist and geologist .

James Duncan Hague

Life

Hague studied at the engineering school of Harvard University ( Lawrence Scientific School , graduation 1855) and then at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and at the Royal Bergakademie Freiberg . From 1859 to 1861 he made trips to the coral islands of the Pacific Ocean on behalf of William Henry Webb , in particular he examined the phosphate deposits on Jarvis and Baker . In 1862 and 1863 he was a military lawyer in negotiations for the Atlantic Blockading Squadron in the American Civil War . Hague then worked for Edwin J. Hulbert for several years on the development of copper mines in the Lake Superior region (in Calumet , Michigan ) before becoming second geologist under Clarence King in 1867 for state surveying work along the 40th parallel . From 1871 he was a freelance geologist and mining engineer in California , where he developed the North Star Mine in Lafayette Hill , among other things . In 1878 he was a member of the US delegation to the World's Fair in Paris before moving permanently to New York City in 1879 .

Hague was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science , and in 1904 he became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . From 1906 Hague was vice president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers , in 1907 he became a member of the board of directors (counselor) of the American Geographical Society , in 1908 its vice president.

Hague was married to Mary Ward Foote (born September 8, 1846). They had three children together: Marian Hague (* 1873), Eleanor Hague (* 1875) and William Hague (1882-1918). The grave of James Duncan Hague is in the Albany Rural Cemetery . The grave of his younger brother, Arnold Hague (1840–1917) is also located here.

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  1. ↑ Mary Ward Foote . In: One Foote in the Grave . July 14, 2011 ( wordpress.com [accessed March 4, 2017]).
  2. ^ Joseph P. Iddings : Arnold Hague 1840-1917. In: Biographical Memoirs. National Academy of Sciences , 1919. ( PDF, 1.4 MB ).
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SURNAME Hague, James Duncan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hague, James D.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American mining engineer, geologist, and mineralogist
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 1908
Place of death Stockbridge, Massachusetts