Thomas Emerson Forster
Thomas Emerson Forster | |
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Born | Garrigill, Cumberland, England | 20 October 1802
Died | 7 March 1875 Newcastle upon Tyne, England | (aged 72)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Mining Engineer |
Thomas Emerson Forster (20 October 1802 – 7 March 1875) was an eminent English mining engineer.
Early years
Thomas Emerson Forster was born on 20 October 1802 at
Career
Thomas Forster learned from his relative, Westgarth Forster, and from
Forster became a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers on 16 February 1836.
In 1846 he moved to Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, where he spent the rest of his life.[1] Thomas Forster taught his relative
He was President of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers from 1866 to 1869. In 1868 he was one of the local Commissioners of Inquiry into the Produce and profitable future Supply of Coal.[1]
Thomas Emerson Forster died at Ellison Place on 7 March 1875 at the age of 72.[1] His bust is displayed at the Neville Hall and Wood Memorial Hall (North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers) in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is one of two busts, the other being of John Buddle.[3] His son, George Baker Forster, also became a well-known mining engineer.[4]
References
Sources
- "Death Of Mr. Geo. Baker Forster". Shields Daily Gazette. 19 January 1901. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "Mr. Thomas Emerson Forster". Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. ICE. 1875. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "Neville Hall and Wood Memorial Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "Thomas Forster Brown". Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 172 (1908): 313–314. 1 January 1908. . Retrieved 9 September 2014.