Campbell Leckie
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Campbell Leckie was a Scottish-Canadian engineer.
Leckie completed his technical school training in Scotland, becoming a marine engineer on ships in the Atlantic
. He emigrated to Hamilton in 1873, working as a marine engineer and machinist in the Grand Trunk Railway
shops. In 1897 he became engineer at the City Disposal Works and worked his way up to chief engineer in 1904 where he stayed until 1922.
(east). It is mostly a residential area on the south-east corner of the city. Landmarks include Whitedeer Park and Cline Park.
Leckie completed his technical school training in Scotland, becoming a marine engineer on ships in the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. He emigrated to Hamilton in 1873, working as a marine engineer and machinist in the Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk Railway
The Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The railway was operated from headquarters in Montreal, Quebec; however, corporate...
shops. In 1897 he became engineer at the City Disposal Works and worked his way up to chief engineer in 1904 where he stayed until 1922.
Tribute
The Leckie Park neighbourhood on the Hamilton, Ontario Mountain was named after him. It is bounded by Highland Road West (north), Rymal Road East (south), 2nd Road West (west), and Upper Centennial ParkwayUpper Centennial Parkway (Hamilton, Ontario)
Upper Centennial Parkway is a mountain-access road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Also known as Hamilton Highway 20, the road starts off at Centennial Parkway in the Lower City beside Battlefield Park and extends south up the Niagara Escarpment and southward across the mountain where it ends at...
(east). It is mostly a residential area on the south-east corner of the city. Landmarks include Whitedeer Park and Cline Park.