Thomas Drummond

thumb|Thomas Drummond (circa 1838) Captain Thomas Drummond (10 October 1797 – 15 April 1840) was a Scottish civil engineer who was the inventor of the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland. A supporter of the Whigs, he helped with the work preparatory to the great Reform Bill of 1832 and he was later rewarded with the post of Irish Under-Secretary, a position he held from 1835 until his death in 1840. Quotes Property has its duties as well as its rights. Letter to the Landlords of Tipperary, May 22, 1838. See also Benjamin Disraeli, Sybil, book ii. chapter xi. External links Significant Scots - Thomas Drummond Category:1797 births Category:1840 deaths Category:Civil engineers Category:Inventors Category:Political leaders Category:People from Edinburgh