What is John Rodolph Slattery?
{{Infobox Person | name =John Rodolph Slattery | image =John Rodolph Slattery in 1921 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.jpg | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1877|1|31}} | birth_place =[[Athens, Ohio]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1932|9|24|1877|1|31}} | death_place = [[Jackson Heights, New York City]] | death_cause = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | occupation =[[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] | spouse =Elizabeth Virginia Bradley | partner = | children = | parents =John A. Slattery<br>Lena DeSteiguer | relatives = }} Colonel '''John Rodolph Slattery''' (January 31, 1877 - September 24, 1932) was the general manager for the [[Interborough Rapid Transit Company]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=obit/> ==Biography== Slattery was born in [[Athens, Ohio]] on January 31, 1877. His parents were John A. Slattery (1847-1895) and Lena DeSteiguer (1854-1925). He attended the [[United States Military Academy]] where he graduated fifth in his class for the year 1900. He was assigned to the [[Philippines]] to work on bridges and roads as an engineer officer. He was assigned to [[Honolulu]] in November 1904 as the Honolulu District's first District Engineer for [[lighthouse]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.poh.usace.army.mil/About/History.aspx |title=John Rodolph Slattery |access-date=2015-09-16 |publisher=[[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] }}</ref> Slattery married Elizabeth Virginia Bradley (1879-1949) around 1915. He died on September 24, 1932 in [[Jackson Heights, New York City]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Col. John Rodolph Slattery Dies in his Sleep. Famous Engineer Is Victim of Overwork in Opening of City's Eighth Avenue Subway. Served U. S. at Bordeaux Base in War. Army Activities in This Country Covered Wide Range |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F01E2DB1331E633A25757C2A96F9C946394D6CF |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=September 24, 1932 |access-date=2015-01-08 }}</ref><ref name=fag>{{cite web |url=http://www.fi