Joseph Hodskinson
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Joseph Hodskinson (d.1812), land surveyor and civil engineer
1765 Engraved a map of Bedfordshire
1767-70 Surveyed the county of Yorkshire
1770 Married Ann Haynes
1774 Engraved and published a map of Cumberland
1777 Elected a member of the Society of Civil Engineers
1780 Unsuccessful proposal for membership of the Royal Society
1781-1789 Vice President of the Society of Civil Engineers
1782 Surveyed Wells Harbour
1783 Having surveyed Suffolk, engraved and published a map of the county for which he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Society of Arts.
1790 Advised on improvements to the River Cam and the Great Ouse
1794 Testified at the House of Commons, where he was represented by his nephew Joseph Hodskinson, Junior
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Sources of Information
- A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland, by A. W. Skempton