8-502: Keefer may refer to: Charles Keefer (1852–1932) was one of Canada's pioneering engineers Chester Keefer (1897–1972), American physician, medical researcher, and medical school dean Don Keefer (1916–2014), American actor originally from Pennsylvania Francis Henry Keefer (1860–1928), Canadian lawyer and politician Janice Kulyk Keefer (born 1952), Canadian novelist and poet John Keefer Mahony (1911–1990), Canadian recipient of
16-657: A railway point and ghost town in British Columbia, Canada See also [ edit ] Kefir Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Keefer . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keefer&oldid=1146586525 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
24-534: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charles Keefer Charles Henry Keefer (1852 – 12 April 1932) was one of Canada 's pioneering engineers. Charles was the son of well-known Canadian civil engineer , Thomas Keefer . Charles was born in Rideau Hall in Ottawa when it was the property of his grandfather, Thomas McKay , before it became
32-567: Is historian Daniel Hambly. In 1902, his daughter Mabel Crichton Keefer married James Fuidge Crowdy , who would later become Assistant Secretary to the Governor General of Canada . His granddaughter married James Kenneth Weir , 2nd Viscount Weir of Eastwood. New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
40-655: The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) in 1887 and was an active participant in discussing engineering matters through the journal of the Engineering Institute of Canada . He was elected as a "Member of Council" of ( CSCE ) in 1892, 1893, and 1903, and became vice-president of that society in 1904-1905. In 1914, he was elected to the board of directors of the American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE ). Keefer's official biographer
48-657: The Victoria Cross Keefer-Brubaker Farm (Oscar Fogle Farm), a historic home and farm complex located at Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland, United States Mel Keefer (1926–2022), American artist Philip B. Keefer (1875–1949), United States Navy sailor and a recipient the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Spanish–American War Thomas Keefer (1821–1915), Canadian civil engineer Keefers, British Columbia ,
56-651: The construction of the Ottawa Water Works as assistant engineer. He worked on Montreal Harbour Works in 1878 and between 1881 and 1885 he was division engineer during the construction of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway extensions. In 1884-1885, he worked on the Kicking Horse Pass section of the C.P.R. and later became an engineer for the construction of the Tay Canal . He joined
64-779: The official residence of the Governor General of Canada . Although not formally educated, Keefer spent his early years employed as a surveyor on some of Canada's most important railway works including the Canada Central Railway (Ottawa to Carleton Place ), the Chaudière branch of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway , the Canadian Pacific Railway ( Yellowhead Pass ), and the Canada Atlantic Railway . Between 1872 and 1875, he worked on
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