John Gibb (engineer)

John Gibb (1776–1850) was a Scottish civil engineer and contractor whose work included the construction of harbours, bridges, roads, lighthouses, and railways in the United Kingdom, primarily in Scotland.

He was a close associate of Thomas Telford, who employed him on many of his civil engineering projects during the first half of the 19th century.

[2][3] He served an apprenticeship as a mechanic, after which he was employed by James Porteous (his brother in law) on the works of the Lancaster Canal, then by John Dalgleish Easton on the docks at Leith.

[7] He became involved in the quarrying and supply of aberdeen granite, in association with the company of Messrs. Jolliffe and Banks, as well as surveying the River Dee at Chester, and worked on a turnpike road from Glasgow to Carlisle.

After his father's death, Alexander continued to work as a civil engineer and in the quarrying of granite in Aberdeen.