Murdoch Macdonald
Sir Murdoch Macdonald (born May 6, 1866 in Inverness , † April 24, 1957 ) was a British hydraulic engineer . From 1922 to 1950 he was a member of the British House of Commons .
Life
After graduating in 1890, he began working in British Egypt in 1898 . He was involved in raising the first Aswan dam . On June 22, 1914 he was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George . In 1927 he founded the consulting company Sir M MacDonald & Partners . With this he planned for decades irrigation systems in Egypt and Sudan .
From 1922 to 1950 he was a member of the British House of Commons .
Planning
- Sannar Dam (1914-25)
- Jebel Aulia Dam (1933–37)
- Delta Barrages
- North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board
Web links
- Grace's Guide: Murdoch MacDonald
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knights and Dames at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
- ↑ Murdoch MacDonald, JM Kay: ELECTRICITY IN THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND . In: Scottish Journal of Political Economy . tape 4 , no. 1 , February 1957, p. 18 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1467-9485.1957.tb00214.x (English, PDF ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Macdonald, Murdoch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British hydraulic engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Inverness |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1957 |