Bertram Dalley Tallamy (December 1, 1901 – September 14, 1989) was superintendent of the

New York State Department of Public Works The office of Superintendent of Public Works was created by an 1876 amendment to the New York State Constitution. It abolished the Erie Canal Commission, canal commissioners and established that the Department of Public Works execute all laws relat ...

from 1948 to 1955. On October 12, 1956, he was named by

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionar ...

as the Federal Highway Administrator under the

Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, was enacted on June 29, 1956, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law. With an original authorization of $25 billion (e ...

Biography

He was born in

Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield is a City (New Jersey), city in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Nicknamed "The Queen City",

, on December 1, 1901. He attended the

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and graduated with a degree in

civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

in 1925. He was the superintendent of the

from 1948 to 1955 where he worked alongside Edward Burton Hughes who held the post of Deputy Superintendent. On October 12, 1956, he was named by

as the Federal Highway Administrator. He was sworn in on February 5, 1957. He served as Federal Highway Administrator through the rest of the Eisenhower Administration. He then founded Bertram D. Tallamy & Associates. He died on September 14, 1989, at Georgetown University Hospital in

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, of

kidney failure Kidney failure, also known as renal failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. Kidney fa ...

References

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