He was an eminent victorian civil engineer who was born in 1824 and died in 1905. He designed many sewage schemes and fresh water schemes.
His most famous projects were:
- Elan Valley Dam for Birmingham, England water supply.
- Hury Reservoir for Stockton and Middlesbrough, England water supply.
- Werribee sewage works and farm for Melbourne, Australia.
- Claymills Pumping Station for Burton on Trent, England Sewage disposal.
- Laid out parts of Ramsey, Isle-of-Man (drainage).
Was the Chairman of the Engineering Standards Committee which became the British Standards Institution.
Ref 1 Elan Valley
Ref 2 Claymills Archives
Ref 3 1898 Official Guide to Isle-of-Man