Thomas Yeoman

Thomas Yeoman
Born1709 or 1710
Probably Somerset, England
Died23 January 1781 (age about 70)
Resting placeBunhill Fields
Occupations
Known forFirst president of the Society of Civil Engineers
Notable workLimehouse Cut

Thomas Yeoman (1709 or 1710 – 23 January 1781) was a millwright, surveyor and civil engineer who played a significant part in the early industrial revolution and became the first president of the first engineering society in the world, the Society of Civil Engineers, now known as the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers.