Benton, John, Sir, 1850-1927, Knight, civil engineer and colonial administrator

1873-1897 Indian Public Works Department, the Punjab; 1873 second grade assistant engineer; 1881 executive engineer, fourth grade; 1881 executive engineer, third grade; 1885 executive engineer, second grade; 1892 executive engineer, first grade; 1893 elected a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers; 1897-1900 superintending engineer, the government of Burma; 1900-1902 chief engineer, the government of Burma; 1902 CIE; 1902-1905 chief engineer and secretary to the government of the Punjab; 1905 retired; 1906 recalled; 1906-1908 member of the council of the Institution of Civil Engineers; 1906-1912 inspector-general of irrigation for all India; 1911 KCIE; 1915 Telford medal.

Epithet: civil engineer and colonial administrator

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