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1810 Born.
1837 - 1841 Stockton and Hartlepool Railway
1841 married Anne Morkill (1814 - 1864) in Leeds
1844 Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, based at Kendal
1845 Moved to Stirling to continue work with Thomas Brassey.
Scottish Central Railway
Scottish Midland Junction Railway
1861 Director of the Scottish Central Railway.
Later lived in Edinburgh.
1871 married Jane Gibbs (1825 - 1889).
1874 - 1877 Lord Provost of Edinburgh.
1876 Knighted.
1882 - 1887 Chairman of the North British Railway.
1889 Died.

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