Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet
- Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet (13 February 1847 [ [http://www.thepeerage.com/p7365.htm The Peerage.com] ] in Forth, Lanarkshire - 3 November 1934), known as "Concrete Bob", founded the British construction firm now known as Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd.
McAlpine was born in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and left school at the age of 10 to work in a coal mine, but became an apprentice bricklayer. He was involved in the building of roads, public buildings and other works, some of the tunnelling for the Glasgow Subway and the Singer Sewing Machine factory in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. Overseas, in 1918 McAlpine was contracted to expand the harbour in Heraklion, Crete. The power station built for the purpose was later used to provide the town's electricity.
McAlpine built up the large building and civil engineering firm, which continues to exist today. He was also a pioneer in the use of concrete and labour-saving machinery. He was made a baronet in 1918.
His son, also Robert McAlpine, succeeded him as baronet upon his death in 1934, but died less than two weeks later.
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