Thomas Telford Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Thomas Telford, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1793–18304 events4 places

Chronological biography

1793

Ellesmere Canal1793

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Ellesmere Canal

Completion of the Ellesmere Canal

1810

Gotha Canal1810

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Gotha Canal

Completes the Gotha Canal

1826

Menai Bridge1826

Arts / Architecture · Menai Straits

Completes the construction of the Menai Suspension Bridge

1830

Clifton Suspension Bridge Competition1830

Science / Civil Engineering · Civil Engineer · Bristol

Acts as judge during the Clifton Suspension Bridge design competition.

Titles and roles

Civil Engineer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.