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Bain, Thomas Charles John, 1830-1893
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Dates of existence
1830-1893
History
Thomas Charles John Bain (1830-1893), joined his father as an assistant after the Seventh Frontier War, and in 1854 succeeded his father as Inspector of Roads. Passes that he built incl. Gray's Pass, Prince Alfred Pass, Cogman's Kloof and the Great Swartberg Pass. In 1888 he became Irrigational and Geological Surveyor of the Colony, and was responsible for the construction of a number of dams. He also continued his father's geological work.