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Smith, Alexander Kennedy (1824 - 1881) |
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| Engineer and Politician | ||
| Born: 7 July 1824 Cauldmill, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Died: 16 January 1881 Studley Park, Victoria, Australia. | ||
| Alexander Kennedy Smith was involved in the development of many of Victoria's gas and water works during the 1850s and 60s. Originally from Scotland, he was sent to Melbourne in 1854 to manage and build the Melbourne Gas and Coke Co. works. Once that project was complete, Smith remained in Victoria and set up his own practice. He built gas works in Victoria’s Ballarat, Castlemaine and Sandhurst regions as well as one at Newcastle in New South Wales. Smith also drew up plans and specifications for many other works in Australia and overseas and worked as an engineer on the South Yarra Waterworks and was a consulting and locomotive engineer for the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Co. Smith was also a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1877 to 1881, member for the La Trobe Ward in the Melbourne City Council for fifteen years and Mayor of Melbourne from 1875 to 1876. |
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