civil engineer
Samuel Morton Peto.
British politician, building contractor, railway contractor (1809-1889)
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About Samuel Morton Peto
Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet was an English entrepreneur, civil engineer and railway developer, and, for more than 20 years, a Member of Parliament (MP). A partner in the firm of Grissell and Peto, he managed construction firms that built many of London's major buildings and monuments, including the Reform Club, The Lyceum Theatre, Nelson's Column and the replacement Houses of Parliament - commissions which brought him great wealth. The scale of his operations, and that of the workforce needed to undertake them, made him the world's largest employer.
Everything about Samuel Morton Peto →- Occupation
- civil engineer, engineer, politician, businessperson
- Position held
- member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- August 4, 1809
- Died
- November 13, 1889