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October 8, 1862. James Walker died.—An eminent civil engineer, Walker constructed many works of the greatest magnitude, and as engineer to the board of the Trinity House built the Bishop's Rock Lighthouse and the Smalls Lighthouse. In 1834 he succeeded Telford as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and held that position for eleven years.
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S., E. Calendar of Industrial Pioneers. Nature 110, 499 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110499a0
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