Résumé

Principal, Warren A. Bechtel, Building Contractor, c. 1898-1925.

Founding Partner, W.A. Bechtel Company, 1925-1933; thereafter known as "Bechtel, Incorporated," and then "Bechtel Corporation."

Professional Activities

Warren A. Bechtel, Sr., established the Bechtel Corporation in 1898, what became the biggest construction and engineering company in the world. Following an unsuccessful stint as a farmer in OK, Bechtel became associated with the railroads, first an an engineer. In 1898, Bechtel worked in KS and OK with a mule team, soliciting railroad grading work. for the next 16 years, he undertook a variety of railroad construction projects in the States of IA, MN, WY, OR, NV and CA.

He obtained his first independent railroad commission from the Western Pacific Railroad in 1906, and constructed the Klamath Highway for the State of CA by 1919. Bechtel has, since its founding, been a family business, with Warren working with his brothers and sons. The State of CA, awarded Bechtel a sizable share of the contract to erect the Bowman Dam, Canyon Creek in Nevada County, CA, in 1926-1927.

Stephen Bechtel, Sr., succeeded his father as Bechtel, Incorporated's CEO in 1933, following his father's death in Moscow. Stephen Bechtel, Jr., took over for his father as head of the family business. In 1998, another relative, Riley P. Bechtel (born 1952), great-grandson of Warren and son of Stephen, Jr., served in that capacity.

Relocation

Warren A. Bechtel, Sr., died in Moscow, USSR, on 08/28/1933, due to an overdose of medication. He was buried at the Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA, in the Main Mausoleum, ground floor.

Spouse

He and his wife had three sons: Warren A. Bechtel, Jr., Stephen Bechtel, and Kenneth Bechtel, and a daughter.

• Moscow, Russia Soviet Union (Architect's Death)
  Moscow, Russia Soviet Union

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