Difference between revisions of "Martin Murphy (1831-1926)"
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Born in Ireland and died in Canada | Born in Ireland and died in Canada | ||
c1845 | c1845 Born Ireland | ||
1868 | 1868 Emigrated to Canada | ||
1870 | 1870 Appointed Chief Engineer for projected lines in Nova Scotia | ||
1871 - 1874 He was a contractor for the Inter-colonial Railway | 1871-1874 He was a contractor for the Inter-colonial Railway | ||
1875 - 1905 Occupied the position of provincial Government engineer for Nova Scotia | 1875-1905 Occupied the position of provincial Government engineer for Nova Scotia | ||
1902 - 1903 President of the Canadian Social of Civil Engineering | 1902-1903 President of the Canadian Social of Civil Engineering | ||
1913 | 1913 Appointed Government consulting engineer for the Western Division of the National Transcontinental Railway construction | ||
1918 | 1918 Retired | ||
1926 | 1926 10th January, died in Ontario, Canada | ||
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'''1926 Obituary''' | '''1926 Obituary''' | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 13 May 2015
Martin Murphy (c1831-1926) of Nova Scotia, One time chief engineer for projected railways in Nova Scotia.
Born in Ireland and died in Canada
c1845 Born Ireland
1868 Emigrated to Canada
1870 Appointed Chief Engineer for projected lines in Nova Scotia
1871-1874 He was a contractor for the Inter-colonial Railway
1875-1905 Occupied the position of provincial Government engineer for Nova Scotia
1902-1903 President of the Canadian Social of Civil Engineering
1913 Appointed Government consulting engineer for the Western Division of the National Transcontinental Railway construction
1918 Retired
1926 10th January, died in Ontario, Canada
1926 Obituary
"The death is announced of Dr. Martin Murphy, a prominent engineer, as having taken place at St Catharines, Ont., on January 10th, in the ninety fifth year of his age. He was born in Ireland, and went to Canada in 1868, where he speedily acquired an international reputation of railway bridge building, being in 1870 appointed Chief Engineer for projected lines of railway in Nova Scotia. From 1871 to 1874 he was a contractor for the Inter-colonial Railway.
Dr. Murphy occupied the position of provincial Government engineer for Nova Scotia from 1875 to 1905, and in 1913 was appointed Government consulting engineer for the Western Division of the National Transcontinental Railway construction, retiring in 1918. He served a term as president of the Nova Scotia Institute of Science, and was president of the Canadian Social of Civil Engineering in 1902 and 1903. He was a frequent and valued contributor to many professional journals and periodicals."[1]