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Thomson (JOSEPH an English ex)

JOSEPH, an English ex- 1858; was educated at Edinburgh. When 20 years of age he accompanied Keith full charge of the expedition on the death the Royuma river in East Africa, and in 1884 made an important journey through Masai Land, in East Equatorial Africa.

Among his other achievements are an expedition to the Atlas mountains, and one to the River Niger. He published: "Through Masai Land," "To the Central African Lakes and Back," "Travels in the Atlas, and Southern Morocco," "Life of Mungo Park," etc. He died in London, Aug. 2, 1895.

Aug. 2, 1895. can consulting engineer, born in Buffalo, THOMSON, T. KENNARD, an Ameri- N. Y., in 1864. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1886, then began an extensive experience in bridge, railroad and foundation work. He was retained for the foundation work in the Commercial Cable building, the Life, United States Express, the Singer and the Municipal buildings in New York City. He was consulting engineer of the Barge canal, and has designed bridges to be built over the Niagara to com-