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John Smeaton
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John Smeaton

Birth
Austhorpe, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Death
28 Oct 1792 (aged 68)
Austhorpe, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Cenotaph
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Plot
The Nave
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Civil engineer. He became the first person to use concrete since the Romans, when he constructed Eddystone lighthouse (1774) which had been destroyed by storms and was at the mercy of the seas full force.
Civil engineer. He became the first person to use concrete since the Romans, when he constructed Eddystone lighthouse (1774) which had been destroyed by storms and was at the mercy of the seas full force.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Nov 22, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7066/john-smeaton: accessed ), memorial page for John Smeaton (8 Jun 1724–28 Oct 1792), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7066, citing Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.