Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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William Alexander (1870- )

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William Alexander (1870- )

1870 Born on 20 January[1]

1888-93 Pupil of Charles C. Lindsay; attended West of Scotland Technical College

1892 Admitted as Student of I.C.E.

Continued to work with Mr Lindsay on various navigation works, particularly on the River Cart, including a dockyard for Fleming and Ferguson of Paisley.

1895 Associate member of the Inst Civil Engineers[2]

1896 Caledonian Railway

1899 Engineer on construction of Paisley and Barrhead District Railway

1900-04 Resident Engineer New Leith Lines

1904-23 Assistant in Land and Parliamentary work

1923-30 Parl. Asst. to Div. Eng. L.M.S.

1926 Divisional Engineer's Office, L.M.S. Railway, Buchanan St Station, Glasgow

1930 Retired.

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Proposal for Assoc Membership of Inst Civil Engineers
  2. Civil Engineer Lists
  • Civil Engineer Records