Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John Colvin, CB (born 20 August 1794) was a British engineer who served the East India Company in India, and who is mainly remembered for his role in constructing canals in northern India.Colvin was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Thomas Colvin, a local merchant. He was one of the first cadets to pass through the East India Company's Military Seminary at Addiscombe, passing his final examination in December 1809; after which he was appointed to the Bengal Engineers in 1810.. }
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- John_Colvin_(engineer) comment "John Colvin, CB (born 20 August 1794) was a British engineer who served the East India Company in India, and who is mainly remembered for his role in constructing canals in northern India.Colvin was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Thomas Colvin, a local merchant. He was one of the first cadets to pass through the East India Company's Military Seminary at Addiscombe, passing his final examination in December 1809; after which he was appointed to the Bengal Engineers in 1810.".