Morton Peto
British politician
Died when: 80 years 101 days (963 months)Star Sign: Leo
Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet (4 August 1809 – 13 November 1889) was an English entrepreneur, civil engineer and railway developer, and, for more than 20 years, a Member of Parliament (MP).
A partner in the firm of Grissell and Peto, he managed construction firms that built many major buildings and monuments in London, including the Reform Club, The Lyceum, Nelson's Column and the new Houses of Parliament; which made him a millionaire.
As a partner in Peto and Betts, he then became one of the major contractors in the building of the rapidly expanding railways of the time.
Along with a small group of other Master Builders in London he is credited as a founding member of the Chartered Institute of Building in 1834.
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