Thomas Telford was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well as harbours and tunnels. Such was his reputation as a prolific designer of highways and related bridges, he was dubbed the 'Colossus of Roads', and, reflecting his command of all types of civil engineering in the early 19th century, he was elected as the first president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a post he held for 14 years until his death. The town of Telford in Shropshire was named after him.

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Thomas Telford

Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason (1757–1834)

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Occupation: architect, civil engineer, autobiographer, general contractor
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: August 9, 1757
Died: September 2, 1834

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