- William Chaffey
William Benjamin Chaffey (born in 1856 in
Brockville, Ontario , diedJune 4 ,1926 inMildura, Victoria ) was a Canadian engineer who with his brotherGeorge Chaffey developed what became the cities of Etiwanda, Ontario, and Upland inCalifornia ,United States of America ; and the city ofMildura, Victoria ,Australia , as well as the town of Renmark,South Australia .The Chaffey brothers carried out these developments between 1882 and 1896. In 1896 their Australian projects went
bankrupt and George returned to theUnited States . William Benjamin (known as W.B.) remained in Mildura, however, becoming mayor in 1920 after the development had finally succeeded. Statues of Chaffey stand in Mildura and Renmark today.References
*cite web | last = Westcott | first = Peter | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1979 | url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070687b.htm | title = Chaffey, William Benjamin (1856 - 1926) | work =
Australian Dictionary of Biography | publisher = Australian National University / Melbourne University Press | accessdate = 2007-02-22
* [http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume5/172-175.htm Canadian government digital collections]
* [http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi594.htm University of Houston]
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