William Binnie (engineer)

William James Eames Binnie (10 October 1867 – 4 October 1949) was a British civil engineer.^[1] William was the son of Alexander Binnie, the famed civil engineer and William would enter the same career (as, in due course, would his own eldest son). He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge before completing an apprenticeship with his father's firm. His primary area of work was in hydraulic engineering and he completed works in Britain, Egypt, Nigeria, Singapore, Hong Kong and Burma on reservoirs, dams and hydroelectric power generation.

Binnie was involved in many professional associations and served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Sanitary Engineers and the Institution of Water Engineers. Binnie was recognised for his work as an engineer by the French government who made him a chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1948.

^ Carr, Cecil (2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". In Wood, Alan Muir (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31889. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[DNB-1] Carr, Cecil (2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". In Wood, Alan Muir (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31889. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[1]