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William Weston (engineer) : ウィキペディア英語版 | William Weston (engineer) William Weston (1763 – 29 August 1833) was a civil engineer who worked in England and the United States of America.〔A biographical dictionary of civil engineers in Great Britain and Ireland. By A. W. Skempton〕 ==Career==
William Weston is first noticed with his work on Trent Bridge, Gainsborough between 1787 and 1791. In 1792 he sailed from Falmouth to the United States of America to start a five year engagement as Engineer to the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation Company in Pennsylvania. Among others, Weston trained (in 1794) Benjamin Wright later chief engineer of the Erie Canal and Loammi Baldwin chief engineer of the Middlesex Canal. He returned to England in 1801, but retained his connection with the United States and was a consultant to the Erie Canal Commissioners.
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