S. D. Pears

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S. D. Pears was a British civil engineer and administrator who served as President of the Madras Corporation from 1902 to 1906.

Early life[]

Born in England to Colonel A. C. Pears, Pears was educated at Clifton College[1] and left for India in July 1877.[2]

Career[]

Pears served in the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Madras Government from 1877 to 1896.[2] From 1893 to 1896, he was in charge of the Mullaperiyar Dam project.[2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p50: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
  2. ^ a b c J. E. Pearson, ed. (1904). Clifton College annals and register : 1862-1904. J.W. Arrowsmith. p. 94.


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