Joshua Jebb
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Sir Joshua Jebb (8 May 1793 – 26 June 1863) was a military engineer and the British Surveyor-General of convict prisons.
In Canada, he participated in the Battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812 and surveyed a route between Ottawa River and Kingston where Lake Ontario flows into Saint Lawrence River. However, his route was not followed by Colonel By when he built the Rideau Canal.
Jebb was also involved in designing prisons and related buildings, including:
- Broadmoor Hospital, a secure mental hospital in Crowthorne in Berkshire.
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38634)