Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Mann, James Buzzell September 25, 1892 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin Ltd., Territory of Hawaii, 1925.
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

JAMES BUZZELL MANN, Engineer. Starting his career as a civil engineer, James 
B. Mann spent several months in 1912 as foreman for the Star Sand Co. of 
Portland, Ore., before engaging in work for a number of land companies in 
Florida, where he spent four years.
  In February, 1916, he came to Hawaii as assistant engineer for the 
Department of Public Works of the Territory of Hawaii and from July of that 
year until July, 1917, was an assistant territorial government surveyor, 
surveying various tracts of public lands, homestead boundaries, etc. in July, 
1917, he was appointed assistant engineer of Hawaii County. In Feb., 1918, he 
accepted a position as engineer with the water resources branch of the U. S. 
Geological Survey in Honolulu and in June joined the engineering staff of the 
Bishop Estate, occupying this position until July 1, 1924, when he went with 
the Henry Waterhouse Trust Co. In March, 1925, he joined the engineering staff 
of Wright, Harvey & Wright.
  During the World War, Mr. Mann was a first lieutenant of engineers, U.S.A., 
reserve corps, 1916 to 1918. He has held a reserve commission since March 17, 
1919.
  He has been much interested in the Hawaiian language and has a good 
conversational knowledge of it.
  Born in Portland, Oregon, Sept. 25, 1892, the son of John C. and Helen Maud 
(Buzzell) Mann, Mr. Mann was educated at Holladay grammar school and 
Washington High School, Portland, going to the Oregon State College at 
Corvallis, where he received his B. S. degree in mechanical engineering in 
1912. The following year he took up hydraulic engineering at the University of 
Wisconsin.
  In 1922 Mr. Mann married Henrietta Smith and their children are John Cline 
and Helen Patricia Mann. Mr. Mann is a 32nd degree Mason, Shriner, Elk and a 
member of the University Club, Honolulu, and the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.


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