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'''Sir George Berkley''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCMG}} (26 April 1821 – 20 December 1893) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[civil engineer]] from [[London]].<ref name="masterton">{{Citation|last=Masterton |first=Gordon |title=ICE Presidential Address |year=2005 |url=http://www.ice.org.uk/downloads//presidents_address_2005(1).pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224220450/http://www.ice.org.uk/downloads//presidents_address_2005(1).pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-02-24 |access-date=2008-11-03 }}</ref> He designed the [[Colesberg Bridge]], a 390 m [[Truss bridge#Warren .28non-polar.29 truss|Warren truss]] bridge built in 1885 over the [[Orange River]] in [[Colesberg]], [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Citation | last = Structurae| author-link = Structurae | title = Sir George Berkley | url = http://en.structurae.de/persons/data/index.cfm?ID=d002280 | access-date = 2008-12-02 }}</ref><ref>{{Structurae | id = 20006934 | title = Colesberg Bridge | accessdate = 2008-12-02}}</ref>
'''Sir George Berkley''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCMG}} (26 April 1821 – 20 December 1893) was an English [[civil engineer]] from [[London]].<ref name="masterton">{{Citation|last=Masterton |first=Gordon |title=ICE Presidential Address |year=2005 |url=http://www.ice.org.uk/downloads//presidents_address_2005(1).pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224220450/http://www.ice.org.uk/downloads//presidents_address_2005(1).pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-02-24 |access-date=2008-11-03 }}</ref> He designed the [[Colesberg Bridge]], a 390 m [[Truss bridge#Warren .28non-polar.29 truss|Warren truss]] bridge built in 1885 over the [[Orange River]] in [[Colesberg]], [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Citation | last = Structurae| author-link = Structurae | title = Sir George Berkley | url = http://en.structurae.de/persons/data/index.cfm?ID=d002280 | access-date = 2008-12-02 }}</ref><ref>{{Structurae | id = 20006934 | title = Colesberg Bridge | accessdate = 2008-12-02}}</ref>


Berkley was a [[consulting engineer]] for the Indian Midland Railway and, with [[Charles Fox (civil and railway engineer)|Sir Charles Fox]], built the 19–mile long [[Indian Tramway]], a [[light railway]] running from Arconum to Conjeverum.<ref >{{Citation
Berkley was a [[consulting engineer]] for the Indian Midland Railway and, with [[Charles Fox (civil and railway engineer)|Sir Charles Fox]], built the 19–mile long [[Indian Tramway]], a [[light railway]] running from Arconum to Conjeverum.<ref>{{Citation
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}}</ref> He served as president of the [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] from May 1891 to May 1892.<ref name="civils">{{Harvnb|Watson|1988|p=251}}.</ref>
}}</ref> He served as president of the [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] from May 1891 to May 1892.<ref name="civils">{{Harvnb|Watson|1988|p=251}}.</ref>


Berkley was made a [[Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George]] in [[Queen Victoria]]'s [[1893 Birthday Honours]].<ref name="death">{{London Gazette|issue=26474|page=199|date=9 January 1894}}</ref> His daughter, Rose, married [[St George baronets|Sir John St. George, 5th Baronet]] in 1894.<ref >{{Citation
Berkley was made a [[Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George]] in [[Queen Victoria]]'s [[1893 Birthday Honours]].<ref name="death">{{London Gazette|issue=26474|page=199|date=9 January 1894}}</ref> His daughter, Rose, married [[St George baronets|Sir John St. George, 5th Baronet]] in 1894.<ref>{{Citation
| last = Burnand | first = Sir Francis Cowley | author-link = Francis Burnand | title = The Catholic who's who | year = 1908 | url = https://archive.org/details/1908catholicwho00burnuoft
| last = Burnand | first = Sir Francis Cowley | author-link = Francis Burnand | title = The Catholic who's who | year = 1908 | url = https://archive.org/details/1908catholicwho00burnuoft
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}}</ref> He died on 20 December 1893.<ref name="death"/>


He was a younger brother of [[James Berkley|James Joseph Berkley]] (1819–1862), chief engineer of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]].
He was a younger brother of [[James Berkley|James John Berkley]] (1819–1862), chief engineer of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]].


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Sir George Berkley
Born26 April 1821[1]
Holloway, Middlesex, England
Died20 December 1893(1893-12-20) (aged 72)
Kensington, London[2]
NationalityBritish
OccupationEngineer
Spouse
Matilda Garford
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(m. 1843)​
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil
InstitutionsInstitution of Civil Engineers (president)
Significant designColesberg Bridge

Sir George Berkley KCMG (26 April 1821 – 20 December 1893) was an English civil engineer from London.[3] He designed the Colesberg Bridge, a 390 m Warren truss bridge built in 1885 over the Orange River in Colesberg, South Africa.[4][5]

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.[6][7] He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from May 1891 to May 1892.[8]

Berkley was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in Queen Victoria's 1893 Birthday Honours.[9] His daughter, Rose, married Sir John St. George, 5th Baronet in 1894.[10] He died on 20 December 1893.[9]

He was a younger brother of James John Berkley (1819–1862), chief engineer of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.

References

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  1. ^ London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
  3. ^ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2009, retrieved 3 November 2008
  4. ^ Structurae, Sir George Berkley, retrieved 2 December 2008
  5. ^ Colesberg Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  6. ^ Millin, David, The Oldbury Railway Carriage & Wagon Company, retrieved 2 December 2008
  7. ^ Footprints on a global landscape (PDF), Hyder Consulting, retrieved 2 December 2008
  8. ^ Watson 1988, p. 251.
  9. ^ a b "No. 26474". The London Gazette. 9 January 1894. p. 199.
  10. ^ Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley (1908), The Catholic who's who

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