William Trent Rossell

William Trent Rossell
Brigadier General William T. Rossell, Chief of Engineers 1913
Born(1849-10-11)October 11, 1849
Mount Vernon, Alabama
DiedOctober 11, 1919(1919-10-11) (aged 70)
New Brighton, New York
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1873-1913, 1917-1918
RankBrigadier General
CommandsChief of Engineers
Signature
Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia
In office
October 15, 1891 – May 8, 1893 [1]
Preceded byHenry Martyn Robert
Succeeded byCharles Frances Powell

William Trent Rossell (1849–1919) was the Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia.

  1. ^ "DCPL: MLK: Washingtoniana Division: FAQs: DC Commissioners". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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