Biography
He came to Vancouver BC in 1890.
He went to engineering school in the United States and returned as a water engineer in the firm of Cleveland and Cameron.
He was the first Commissioner of the Greater Vancouver Water District 1926-52. When he hit the mandatary retirement age in 1940 special legislation was passed to allow him to continue his work.
Named Features
Cleveland Dam (North Vancouver BC)
References
Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie. (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press.
