Editing George Washington Goethals (section)

{{short description|United States Army general (1858–1928)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image                = George W. Goethals cph.3a02121.jpg
|image_size           = 220px
|caption              = Goethals in 1908
|name                 = George Washington Goethals
|nationality          = American
|birth_date           = {{birth date|1858|6|29}}
|birth_place          = [[Brooklyn, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|death_date           = {{Death date and age|1928|1|21|1858|6|29}}
|death_place          = [[Manhattan, New York City]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|resting_place        = [[West Point Cemetery]]
|education            = {{ubl|[[City College of New York|College of the City of New York]]|[[United States Military Academy]]}}
|order=1st
|office= Governor of Panama Canal Zone
|term_start= 1914
|term_end= 1917
|predecessor= 
|successor= [[Chester Harding (governor)|Chester Harding]]
|office2= State Engineer of New Jersey
|term_start2= 1917
|term_end2= 1917
|predecessor2= 
|successor2=
|office3= [[Quartermaster General of the United States Army|Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army]]
|term_start3= 1917
|term_end3= 1919
|predecessor3= 
|successor3=
|office4= President of George W. Goethals & Co.
|term_start4= 1919
|term_end4= 1923
|spouse               = {{marriage|Effie Rodman|1884|<!-- Omission per Template:Marriage instructions -->}}
|parents              =
|children             = 2
|discipline           = 
|institutions         =
|practice_name        = 
|rank                 = [[File:US-O7 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]]
|awards   = {{no wrap|[[Public Welfare Medal]] {{small|(1914)}}<br />[[Cullum Geographical Medal]] {{small|(1917)}}<br />[[John Fritz Medal]] {{small|(1919)}}}}
|signature            = CAB 1918 Goethals George Washington signature.png
}}

'''George Washington Goethals''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|oʊ|θ|əl|z}} {{respell|GOH|thəlz}} June 29, 1858 – January 21, 1928) was an American military officer and [[civil engineer]], best known for his administration and supervision of the construction and the opening of the [[Panama Canal]]. He was the first [[Governor of Panama Canal Zone]] from 1914 to 1917, and was also the State Engineer of [[New Jersey]] and the [[Quartermaster General of the United States Army|Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army]].<ref name=obit/>