Herbert Gouverneur Ogden

Herbert Gouverneur Ogden (April 4, 1846 – February 25, 1906) was an American geographer, topographer, civil engineer, and cartographer.

Early life Herbert Gouverneur Ogden was born on April 4, 1846, in New York City to Eliza Glendy (née McLaughlin) and Morgan Lewis Ogden. He was educated in private schools and by private tutors.

Career On April 22, 1863, Ogden joined the United States Coast Survey as an aide. He originally worked on the defenses of Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War. The following year, he went to map the coast of North Carolina for the Union Navy. In 1865, he went on an expedition to Nicaragua, and in 1870 to Panama and the Darien.

Ogden died on February 25, 1906, at a hospital at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. He died from a stroke. His funeral was at St. John's Church and he was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

Legacy Ogden Peak, a boundary peak of the Alaska–British Columbia border is named after Ogden. Ogden Passage, Alaska is named after Ogden.