Biographical Sketch of C. G. Beckwith
C. G. Beckwith, born in Dowagiac, Michigan, on April 19, 1870, was an accomplished electrical engineer. He studied at the University of Michigan and married Belle M. Norton in 1895. Beckwith held various supervisory positions in electrical engineering and construction from 1888, including roles in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. He became the superintendent and electrical engineer of the City of Cleveland Municipal Plant in 1910, a position he still held at the time of this writing. He was also an active member of several professional organizations.