William George Macneill Thompson
William George Macneill Thompson (1833-1903)
1903 Obituary [1]
WILLIAM GEORGE MACNEILL THOMPSON, son of the late Major George Ash Thompson, of H.M. 85th Regiment, died at St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada, on the 12th May, 1903, aged 70.
Born in Portsmouth, England, he obtained his early professional experience in Canada on the construction of the Grand Trunk Railway.
From 1886 to 1859 he was engaged on the survey and construction of the Welland Railway, in 1859-60 he was employed as Engineer for the contractor on the Riviere du Loup section of the Grand Trunk Railway, and from 1860 to 1863 he had charge of the contract for the reconstruction of the Northern Railway of Canada.
Leaving Canada for a time in 1863, Mr. Thompson acted for a year as Engineer and Manager to the Dyphwys Casson Slate Company, North Wales, and was then engaged from 1864 to 1868 as agent for the late W. F. Faviell on the construction of Government railways in Caylon. . . . [more]
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- ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings