George Robert Stephenson (engineer)
- George Robert Stephenson (engineer)
Infobox Engineer
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name = George Robert Stephenson
nationality = English
birth_date = 20 October 1819
birth_place = Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
death_date = Death date and age|1905|10|26|1819|10|20
death_place = Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
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discipline = Civil
institutions = Institution of Civil Engineers (president)
practice_name = Robert Stephenson and Company
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George Robert Stephenson (20 October 1819 – 26 October 1905) was a British civil engineer.
Stephenson was born to Robert Stephenson Senior in Newcastle upon Tyne. He was born into a great family of civil engineers, his father was engineer of Pendleton Colliery and Nantlle Railway, his elder brother George Stephenson was a prolific railway engineer as were his uncle George Stephenson and cousin Robert Stephenson. It was with Robert that he collaborated most, working together on the South Eastern Railway. Upon Robert's death in 1859 he took over his locomotive works and several collieries.[ [http://www.engineering-timelines.com/who/Stephenson_R/stephensonRobert5.asp Engineering Timeline] ] Following some work on ports in New Zealand in the 1860s he formed a lifelong fascination with maritime engineering.]He is perhaps most famous for his close relationship with the Institution of Civil Engineers. He became a member in 1853 and was elected to the council in 1859. The expansion of the Institution's premises in 1868 was made possible by his donation of land to the rear of his offices at 24 Great George Street.[Citation | first = Garth | last = Watson| title = The Civils | publisher = London: Thomas Telford Ltd | page = 251 ]
year = 1988 | isbn = 0-727-70392-7] He served as president of the Institution between December 1875 and December 1877.He married Jane Brown in 1846 and had six children. After Jane died in 1884 he soon remarried to Sarah Harrison who died in 1893.
He died at his home in Cheltenham on 26 October 1905.
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