Robert Gilmour Leckie
Robert Gilmour Leckie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 August 1833 Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Died | 5 November 1914 (aged 81) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Education | Glasgow Technical College |
| Occupation | Mining engineer |
| Spouses | Sarah Jane Plimsoll Edwards
(m. 1866; died 1893)Margaret Harriet Potter
(m. 1910) |
Robert Gilmour Leckie (23 August 1833 – 5 November 1914) was a Scottish-born Canadian major who may almost be described as the father of mining engineering in Canada. He had a long and professional career as a mining engineer in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia and Ontario, during which time he had contributed technical articles to mining publications.