Walter Hunter (13 April 1840 - 9 September 1914) was a civil engineer and politician. Born in Bow, he was the son of James Hunter, a civil engineer. Following education at Stepney Grammar School, King's College School and in France, he was articled to the family company of Hunter and English, engineers and millwrights of Bow. He was made a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1877 and became head of the Hunter and English company in 1883. In 1895 he took up a post with the Grand Junction Waterworks Company, and was involved with the construction of the Staines Reservoirs.
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| - Walter Hunter (13 April 1840 - 9 September 1914) was a civil engineer and politician. Born in Bow, he was the son of James Hunter, a civil engineer. Following education at Stepney Grammar School, King's College School and in France, he was articled to the family company of Hunter and English, engineers and millwrights of Bow. He was made a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1877 and became head of the Hunter and English company in 1883. In 1895 he took up a post with the Grand Junction Waterworks Company, and was involved with the construction of the Staines Reservoirs.
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| - Walter Hunter (13 April 1840 - 9 September 1914) was a civil engineer and politician. Born in Bow, he was the son of James Hunter, a civil engineer. Following education at Stepney Grammar School, King's College School and in France, he was articled to the family company of Hunter and English, engineers and millwrights of Bow. He was made a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1877 and became head of the Hunter and English company in 1883. At the first election to the London County Council he became a councillor representing Tower Hamlets, Bow and Bromley and sitting on the opposition Moderate Party benches. He did not defend the seat at the next county council electin in 1892, when it was won the majority Progressive Party. While on the council he served as Vice-Chairman of the Bridges Committee, and was involved with the Blackwall Tunnel Scheme and the reconstruction of the Barking Road Bridge. He also represented the county council on the Lee Conservancy Board. In 1895 he took up a post with the Grand Junction Waterworks Company, and was involved with the construction of the Staines Reservoirs. From 1902 he spent much of his time working on various engineering projects in Africa.
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