Thomas Stewart | |
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Born | Craigend,
Perthshire,
Scotland | 30 March 1857
Died | 23 October 1942 | (aged 85)
Education | University of Glasgow |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse(s) | Mary Mackintosh Young (1902–1921); Matabele Thmpson (m.1928) |
Children | 3 sons |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil Engineer |
Significant design | Woodhead Dam |
Thomas Stewart (30 March 1857 – 23 October 1942) was a hydraulic engineer, who was born in Scotland and died at Cape Town, South Africa. [1] He designed the Woodhead Dam, which was named an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008. [2] He was called the "father of consulting engineering in South Africa" [2] and the "first South African consulting engineer." [3]
Stewart was born at Craigend, Perthshire, Scotland on 30 March 1857. At age 16, he became a student of D.H. Halkett in Alyth. In 1876, he was named an assistant at the Glasgow Corporation Waterworks. He studied at the University of Glasgow. [1] In 1881, he was an assistant to John Wolfe-Barry. In 1882, he was named by Crown Agents for the Colonies as an assistant to J.G. Gamble for water supply and irrigation in the Cape Colony. [1]
He resigned from Government Service in 1886, visited Britain, and returned to South Africa as resident engineer for the Cradock waterworks. He designed the waterworks for Wynberg. [1] In 1892, he began a private practice in Cape Town. [3] His early projects included the design and construction of five reservoirs on Table Mountain. [1] These were Woodhead, Hely-Hutchinson, Alexandra, Victoria, and De Villiers. [2] He went on to build other reservoirs, waterworks, and wastewater treatment plants in South Africa. [1] [3]
In the Second Boer War, he was a major without pay in the Royal Engineers. He worked in the construction of defence works. [1]
In 1902, he married Mary Mackintosh Young. They had three sons. She died in 1921. In 1928, he married Matabele, widow of F.R. Thompson. [1]
He was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the second president of the Cape Society of Engineers, and a president of the Royal Society of South Africa. [3]
Stewart died at Kenilworth, Cape Town at the age of 85.
Thomas Stewart | |
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Born | Craigend,
Perthshire,
Scotland | 30 March 1857
Died | 23 October 1942 | (aged 85)
Education | University of Glasgow |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse(s) | Mary Mackintosh Young (1902–1921); Matabele Thmpson (m.1928) |
Children | 3 sons |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil Engineer |
Significant design | Woodhead Dam |
Thomas Stewart (30 March 1857 – 23 October 1942) was a hydraulic engineer, who was born in Scotland and died at Cape Town, South Africa. [1] He designed the Woodhead Dam, which was named an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008. [2] He was called the "father of consulting engineering in South Africa" [2] and the "first South African consulting engineer." [3]
Stewart was born at Craigend, Perthshire, Scotland on 30 March 1857. At age 16, he became a student of D.H. Halkett in Alyth. In 1876, he was named an assistant at the Glasgow Corporation Waterworks. He studied at the University of Glasgow. [1] In 1881, he was an assistant to John Wolfe-Barry. In 1882, he was named by Crown Agents for the Colonies as an assistant to J.G. Gamble for water supply and irrigation in the Cape Colony. [1]
He resigned from Government Service in 1886, visited Britain, and returned to South Africa as resident engineer for the Cradock waterworks. He designed the waterworks for Wynberg. [1] In 1892, he began a private practice in Cape Town. [3] His early projects included the design and construction of five reservoirs on Table Mountain. [1] These were Woodhead, Hely-Hutchinson, Alexandra, Victoria, and De Villiers. [2] He went on to build other reservoirs, waterworks, and wastewater treatment plants in South Africa. [1] [3]
In the Second Boer War, he was a major without pay in the Royal Engineers. He worked in the construction of defence works. [1]
In 1902, he married Mary Mackintosh Young. They had three sons. She died in 1921. In 1928, he married Matabele, widow of F.R. Thompson. [1]
He was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the second president of the Cape Society of Engineers, and a president of the Royal Society of South Africa. [3]
Stewart died at Kenilworth, Cape Town at the age of 85.