Thomas Telford, the son of a Scottish shepherd, worked on farms and apprenticed as a stonemason during his teen years. He moved to London in 1782, initially working as a stonemason. He was named surveyor of public works for the County of Shropshire in...

1757-1834 Scottish civil engineer who has been described as the father of structural engineering. Telford began his career as a journeyman stonemason in England, and in 1793 was assigned to build the Ellesmere Canal in Wales. Between 1802 and 1812 he...

Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 - September 2, 1834) was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. He was a stonemason, architect and civil engineer and a noted road, bridge and canal...