OBITUARY. HERBERT FRANCIS MACKWORTH, 1823-1858

1859 Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers  
196 MEMOIRS. of the Society, amongst the members of which he enjoyed a high and well-deserved reputation. -. MR. HERBERT FRANCIS MACEWORTH was born September 27th, 1523, in the Island of Trinidad, of which his father, on retiring from the Navy, was for many ycars High Sheriff: In 1829, he came to England, and was placed for education at the Rev. J. Barron's school at Stanmore, where his progress was not remarkable. In 1537, he spent a year with his family, at Mannheim, laying the foundation of
more » ... hat intimate acquaintance with the French and German languages which proved so useful to him in after-life. At that period, too, the resolution was formed, to which Downloaded by [] on [11/09/16].
doi:10.1680/imotp.1859.23669 fatcat:nig6rsljcjel7jlosyebw32frm