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Hendry, W. A.
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1823-1908
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William A. Hendry was born c. 1823 in Scotland.
He was a surveyor and civil engineer. He was chief engineer of the Provincial Highway Board of Nova Scotia, Commissioner of Crown Lands in Nova Scotia, and an Associate Member of the Engineering Institute of Canada. He served as president of the Nova Scotia Society of Engineers.
In 1848, he married Harriett Sophia Smith (1827–1885). He died on May 11, 1908, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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no2005068709