George Berkley
Civil engineer, Chivalric Order Member
– 1893
Who was George Berkley?
Sir George Berkley was a British civil engineer. Berkley was born in London. He designed the Colesberg Bridge, a 390 m Warren truss bridge built in 1885 over the Orange River in Colesberg, South Africa.
Berkley was a consulting engineer for the Indian Midland Railway and, with Sir Charles Fox, built the 19 mile long Indian Tramway, a light railway running from Arconum to Conjeverum. He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from May 1891 to May 1892.
Berkley was a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. His daughter, Rose, married Sir John St. George in 1894. He died on 20 December 1893.
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- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- London
- Died
- Dec 20, 1893
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on July 23, 2013
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