Arthur T. St. Laurent

Arthur T. St. Laurent (1859-1923), chief engineer of the Canadian Department of Public Works and President of the Engineering Institute of Canada.

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1923 Obituary

"The death is announced as having taken place at Ottawa, on March 6th last, of Mr. Arthur T. St. Laurent, chief engineer of the Canadian Department of Public Works and President of the Engineering Institute of Canada. Mr. St. Laurent was born in Rimouski, Que., in 1859, and graduated as a civil engineer at l'Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, in 1885. He became connected with the engineering branch of the Public Works Department, and in 1890 was appointed assistant resident engineer at Winnipeg for Manitoba and the North-West. In that capacity he did important work in connection with hydrographic surveys, river improvements and bridge construction. Mr. St. Laurent was the first engineer to introduce the use of cement in bridge-building in Western Canada, and at the time he did so it was regarded as being a very doubtful experiment. In 1895 he was appointed assistant engineer in the department, and after holding other responsible positions, received the appointment of chief engineer last year.

Mr. St. Laurent was greatly interested in the Engineering Institute of Canada, the presidency of which he occupied at the time of his death, having previously served three terms as vice-president. He was also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and of the International Congress of Navigation."

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