John Pennycuick (British engineer)
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John Pennycuick CSI
(January 15, 1841 - March 9, 1911) was a British engineer and civil servant who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council
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and was appointed lieutenant in the Madras Engineers in December 1858.
and was awarded a medal for his participation in Abyssinian Expedition of 1867-68. Pennycuick was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council
in November 1893.
Order of the Star of India
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(January 15, 1841 - March 9, 1911) was a British engineer and civil servant who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council
Madras Legislative Council
Tamil Nadu Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initially created as an advisory body in 1861, by the British...
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Early life
Pennycuick was born on January 15, 1841 to Brigadier-General John Pennycuick who fought and died in the Battle of Chillianwalla. Pennycuick was educated at Cheltanham and AddiscombeAddiscombe
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and was appointed lieutenant in the Madras Engineers in December 1858.
Career
Pennycuick arrived in India on November 11, 1860 and served in Public Works Department till January 1896. During his service in the PWD, Pennycuick served as Chief Engineer in the construction of the Mullaperiyar DamMullaperiyar Dam
Mullaiperiyaru Dam is a gravity dam made with lime stone and surkhi and the cunstruction technologies of 19th century on the Periyar River. It is located above mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Thekkadi, Idukki District of Kerala, India...
and was awarded a medal for his participation in Abyssinian Expedition of 1867-68. Pennycuick was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council
Madras Legislative Council
Tamil Nadu Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initially created as an advisory body in 1861, by the British...
in November 1893.