James Mansergh

Who was James Mansergh?

James Mansergh FRS was an English civil engineer.

Mansergh was born in Lancaster. He started his career in railway work and then designed many sewerage schemes and fresh water schemes.

His most famous projects were:

Elan Valley Dam and Elan aqueduct for Birmingham Corporation Water Department, England.

Hury Reservoir for Stockton and Middlesbrough, England.

Werribee sewage works and farm for Melbourne, Australia.

Claymills Pumping Station for Burton upon Trent, England.

Laid out parts of Ramsey, Isle of Man.

He was the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November 1900 to November 1901.

He was the chairman of the Engineering Standards Committee which became the British Standards Institution. He served as High Sheriff of Radnorshire for 1901.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1901. His candidature citation read:

President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Author of 'Lectures on Water Supply, Prospecting for Water, Prospecting and Boring' delivered at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham, also of 'The Supply of Water to Towns,' and other works.