Frederick Slessor Explained

Frederick George Slessor
Honorific-Suffix:M. Inst. C.E. ACK
Birth Date:1831
Birth Place:Sidmouth, Devon, England
Death Place:Somerset, England
Occupation:Engineer
Known For:Designing and building railways

Frederick George Slessor (1831–1905) was a British railway engineer who worked in England, India, South Africa, and continental Europe.

Early life

Slessor was born in 1831 in Sidmouth, Devon, England to Major General John Henry Slessor. He attended the Sherborne School and later trained as civil engineer as a pupil of M. W. Peniston M. Inst. C.E.

Career

In December 1874, following nomination by Sir Charles Hutton Gregory, he was appointed by Cape Government Railways, first as Chief Officer of Surveys and Resident Engineer, and then as Chief Resident Engineer of the Eastern system. After 16 years' service at the Cape he retired on apension and returned to Britain.[1] [2]

Alicedale, a village in the Albany district, was named after his wife, Alice Slessor, who died in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, in September 1882.

Slessor died on 15 October 1905 in Somerset, England.[1]

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  1. Minutes of the proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: volume 168, issue 1907, pp. 354–355: Obituary, Frederick George Slessor, 1831-1905 . . 2015 . ICE virtual library . Institution of Civil Engineers . 10.1680/imotp.1907.17311 . 1753-7843 . 20 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Cultural & Historical interest . 26 September 2014 . https://archive.today/20140926140205/http://www.southafricangateway.com/accommodation/?c=1950 . 26 September 2014 . dead .