Person Fitzmaurice; Sir; Maurice (1861 - 1924); civil engineer Fitzmaurice Maurice Sir civil engineer 1861 - 1924 Irish Male Cloghers, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland 11 May 1861 18610511 His home, 54 Onslow Square, London, England 17/11/1924 19241117 Burial: Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Civil engineer Engineering Education: Trinity College, Dublin. MA; MAI (Dublin); Hon LLD (Birm) Career: Apprenticed to Sir Benjamin Baker (FRS 1890), working on the Forth Bridge; worked in Canada; Chief Engineer to the Egyptian Government for the construction of the Aswan Dam (1898-1902); Chief Engineer, London County Council (1902-1912); responsible for constructing the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Vauxhall Bridge and the embankment before County Hall; partner, Coode, Matthews, Fitzmaurive and Wilson, Consulting engineers to the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Honours: CMG 1902; Kt 1912 Memberships: MIMechE; MICE (President 1916-1917) Parents: Dr Robert Fitzmaurice, of Cloghers Spouse: Ida, daughter of Colonel Edward Dickinson of West Lavington Hill, Midhurst, Sussex, England (02 February 1911). Children: Two daughters. Fellow 15/05/1919 58 Arthur Smithells Charles Algernon Parsons Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton William Ernest Dalby Alexander Blackie William Kennedy Dugald Clerk Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 11 May 1861 - 17 Nov 1924 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 30/08/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6995 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/40157703 b0ba792e-e92d-468c-b5f1-b1f072b259d1