About Alexander Kennedy Smith
Lived 1824 – 1881 (aged 56). Alexander Kennedy Smith was a British, Australian and Scottish civil engineer, engineer and politician.
Alexander Kennedy Smith (7 July 1824 – 16 January 1881) was a Scottish/Australian engineer and former Mayor of Melbourne. He worked on the development of many of Victoria's gas and water works during the 1850s and 1860s.
Early life Smith was born in Cauldmill near Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. He worked as an engineer with the Great Western Railway in England.
Smith migrated from Scotland to Melbourne in 1854 to manage and build the Melbourne Gas and Coke Co. works.
Smith died on 16 January 1881 of heart disease at his home in Studley Park, Victoria, Australia.
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Who was Alexander Kennedy Smith?
Australian politician (1824–1881)
When was Alexander Kennedy Smith born?
Alexander Kennedy Smith was born on 7 July 1824 in Roxburghshire.
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Alexander Kennedy Smith died on 16 January 1881 in Melbourne.
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Alexander Kennedy Smith was a civil engineer, engineer and politician.
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Alexander Kennedy Smith was British, Australian and Scottish.
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