Alexander Simpson (1832-1922)
From Graces Guide
1922 Obituary
The death is announced, in his ninety-first year, of Mr Alexander Simpson, of Messrs. Simpson and Rankin - formely Simpson and Wilson - civil engineers, of Glasgow. The late Mr. Simpson was a well-known mining and civil engineer, and, in addition to being a director of the North British Railway Company, was closely connected with many railway enterprises at home and abroad. Forty years ago he was engineer to a railway in San Domingo, which was promoted by some Glasgow merchants. He was also engineer for the North British Railway's underground section in Glasgow, and for the extension of the West Highland line from Fort William to Mallaig. He was responsible for the design of the Glasgow Subway....
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