Francis Webb Sheilds, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Webb Sheilds

Australian engineer

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1820

Place of Birth: Ireland

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1906

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Francis Webb Wentworth-Sheilds (born Sheilds; 8 October 1820 – 18 January 1906) was an Anglo-Irish civil engineer on the Sydney Railway Company during its construction but before its opening. In Great Britain and Ireland, Sheilds worked on a number of railway projects, including the then 4 ft 8 1/2 in (1,435 mm) Dublin and Kingstown Railway.
He considered himself to be a born railway engineer.