Julian Larcombe Schley

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Julian Larcombe Schley (February 23, 1880– March 29, 1965) was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1932 to 1936.

Schley was born in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1903 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.

He and classmate Douglas MacArthur had their first service with the 3d Battalion of Engineers in the Philippines (1903-04). Schley later served with engineer troops in the United States and Cuba; as an instructor at the Military Academy; as Assistant Engineer, Washington, D.C.; and as New Orleans District Engineer.

During World War I he commanded the divisional 307th Engineers in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives and was Engineer, 5th Army Corps, during the last two weeks of the latter drive. He was Director of Purchase, General Staff, and a member of the War Department Claims Board in 1919-1920. Schley later served four-year tours as Galveston District Engineer; Engineer of Maintenance, Panama Canal; and Governor of the Canal Zone.

In the last post he was also military advisor to the Republic of Panama. Schley was Commandant of the Army Engineer School in 1936-1937. He retired September 30, 1941, but was recalled to active wartime duty in 1943 as Director of Transportation, Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.

He died March 29, 1965 in Washington, D.C., aged 85.

He received a Distinguished Service Medal.

Preceded by Harry Burgess	Governor of Panama Canal Zone 1932–1936	Succeeded by Clarence S. Ridley
Preceded by Edward Murphy Markham	Chief of Engineers 1937—1941	Succeeded by Eugene Reybold

[edit] External links

• Panama Canal Authority biography

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This article contains public domain text from Major General Julian Larcombe Schley. Portraits and Profiles of Chief Engineers. Retrieved on August 24, 2005.