Robert Stephenson

Details

Instance of

human

Born

16 October 1803

Died

12 October 1859

Place of birth

Willington Quay

Place of death

London

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Robert

Family name

Stephenson

Father

George Stephenson

Mother

Frances Henderson

Field of work

construction

Occupation

civil engineer, politician, railway engineer, engineer

Position held

member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom

Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

base salary

200, 1500

candidacy in election

1847 United Kingdom general election, 1852 United Kingdom general election, 1857 United Kingdom general election, 1859 United Kingdom general election

described by source

Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia, Dresdner Hefte

different from

Robert Stephenson

educated at

University of Edinburgh

languages spoken, written or signed

English, French

member of

Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

member of political party

Conservative Party

name in native language

Robert Stephenson

notable work

High Level Bridge, Conwy Railway Bridge

place of burial

Westminster Abbey

topic's main category

Category:Robert Stephenson

work location

London

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