Philip Jackson (surveyor)

Philip Jackson (24 September 1802, Durham – 1879) was a British Royal Navy lieutenant in the Bengal Regiment Artillery.[1][2] Jackson has also served as assistant engineer, executive officer and surveyor of public lands in colonial Singapore and laid out the city plan (the Jackson Plan) for Singapore in 1822. He was a key person in Raffles plans for the settlement and the Elgin Bridge in Singapore was once named in his honour.

  1. ^ Vernon, Cornelius-Takahama (28 May 1998). "Philip Jackson". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Jackson, Philip". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 15 October 2018.