G. B. Beach, in NYT on August 12, 1870 Bios of canal engineers, at Rochester History 1800 births 1876 deaths People from Lewis County, New York Erie Canal Commissioners Members of the New York State Assembly New York (state) state senators American surveyors People from Hebron, Connecticut 19th-century American railroad executives New York (state) Whigs 19th-century American politicians Politicians from Litchfield, Connecticut