Thomas Hawksley | |
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 Thomas Hawksley | |
| Born | 12 July 1807 Arnold, Nottinghamshire |
| Died | 23 September 1893 (aged 86) Kensington, London |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Self-taught from age 15 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Children | Charles Hawksley |
| Parent(s) | John Hawksley and Sarah Thompson |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil engineering |
| Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president), Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (president), Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Projects | Lindley Wood, Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs |
Thomas Hawksley (12 July 1807 – 23 September 1893) was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with early water supply and coal gas engineering projects. Hawksley was, with John Frederick Bateman, the leading British water engineer of the nineteenth century and was personally responsible for upwards of 150 water-supply schemes, in the British Isles and overseas.[1]