Franklin Prestage

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Born(1830-02-26)26 February 1830
London
Died18 November 1897(1897-11-18) (aged 67)
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Occupationrailway engineer
Franklin Prestage
Born(1830-02-26)26 February 1830
London
Died18 November 1897(1897-11-18) (aged 67)
Simla Molana
Occupationrailway engineer

Franklin Prestage (1830-1897) was a British-Indian railway engineer who made major contributions to the construction of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

He was born in London, but lived the major part of his life in British India.[1] He was born in 1830 to Thomas Prestage and Augusta Wilson.[1] He was married to Eliza Cary and had eight children.[1] He died in 1897.[1]

Education

He trained as an engineer.[2]

Career

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