James Buchanan Eads
American civil engineer and inventor
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Captain James Buchanan Eads was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 patents. Wikipedia
Born: May 23, 1820, Lawrenceburg, IN
Died: March 8, 1887 (age 66 years), Nassau, The Bahamas
Structures: Eads Bridge
Place of burial: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
Spouse: Eunice Eads (m. 1854) and Martha Dillon (m. 1845)
Award: Albert Medal (1884)