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- Robert_Stephenson abstract "Robert Stephenson FRS (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an early railway engineer. The only son of George Stephenson, the "Father of Railways", he built on the achievements of his father. Robert has been called the greatest engineer of the 19th century.Robert was born in Willington Quay, Northumberland, to George and Frances née Henderson, before they moved to Killingworth, where Robert was taught at the local village school. Robert attended the middle-class Percy Street Academy in Newcastle and at the age of fifteen was apprenticed to the mining engineer Nicholas Wood. He left before he had completed his three years to help his father survey the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Robert spent six months at Edinburgh University before working for three years as a mining engineer in Colombia. When he returned his father was building the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and Robert developed the steam locomotive Rocket that won the Rainhill Trials in 1829. He was appointed chief engineer of the London and Birmingham Railway in 1833 with a salary of £1,500 per annum. By 1850 Robert had been involved in third of the country's railway system. He designed the High Level Bridge and Royal Border Bridge on the East Coast Main Line. With Eaton Hodgkinson and William Fairbairn he developed wrought-iron tubular bridges, such the Britannia Bridge in Wales, a design he would later use for the Victoria Bridge in Montreal, for many years the longest bridge in the world. He eventually worked on 160 commissions from 60 companies, building railways in other countries such as Belgium, Norway, Egypt and France.In 1829 Robert married Frances Sanderson who died in 1842; the couple had no children and he did not remarry. In 1847 he was elected Member of Parliament for Whitby, and held the seat until his death. Although Robert declined a British knighthood, he was decorated in Belgium with the Knight of the Order of Leopold, in France with the Knight of the Legion of Honour and in Norway with the Knight Grand Cross of the order of St. Olaf. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1849. He served as President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Institution of Civil Engineers. Robert's death was widely mourned, and his funeral cortege was given permission by Queen Victoria to pass through Hyde Park, an honour previously reserved for royalty. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.".
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- Robert_Stephenson deathDate "1859-10-12".
- Robert_Stephenson deathPlace London.
- Robert_Stephenson deathYear "1859".
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- Robert_Stephenson parent George_Stephenson.
- Robert_Stephenson restingPlace Westminster_Abbey.
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- Robert_Stephenson caption "A Planet type locomotive".
- Robert_Stephenson caption "Lancashire Witch".
- Robert_Stephenson caption "Robert Stephenson in 1856".
- Robert_Stephenson caption "Rocket".
- Robert_Stephenson dateOfBirth "1803-10-16".
- Robert_Stephenson dateOfDeath "1859-10-12".
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- Robert_Stephenson footer "The evolution of locomotive design under Robert Stephenson".
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- Robert_Stephenson name "Robert Stephenson".
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- Robert_Stephenson nationality "English".
- Robert_Stephenson parents George_Stephenson.
- Robert_Stephenson parents "Frances née Henderson".
- Robert_Stephenson placeOfBirth Northumberland.
- Robert_Stephenson placeOfBirth Willington_Quay.
- Robert_Stephenson placeOfDeath London.
- Robert_Stephenson quote ""My dear Fanny died this morning at five o'clock. God grant that I might close my life as she has done, in true faith and in charity with all men. Her last moments were perfect calmness."".
- Robert_Stephenson relatives George_Robert_Stephenson.
- Robert_Stephenson restingPlace Westminster_Abbey.
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- Robert_Stephenson significantAwards "Fellow of the Royal SocietyKnight of the Order of LeopoldKnight of the Legion of Honour Knight Grand Cross of the order of St. Olaf".
- Robert_Stephenson significantProjects "Rocket London and Birmingham Railway High Level Bridge Royal Border BridgeBritannia BridgeVictoria Bridge (Montreal)".
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- Robert_Stephenson spouse "Frances née Sanderson".
- Robert_Stephenson title "Member of Parliament for Whitby".
- Robert_Stephenson title "President of the Institution of Civil Engineers".
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- Robert_Stephenson years "1847".
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- Robert_Stephenson years "December 1855 – December 1857".
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