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Richard Birdsall Rogers -LRB- 15 January 1857 -- 2 October 1927 -RRB- was a Canadian civil and mechanical engineer whose most significant achievement was the design of the Peterborough Lift Lock , a boat lift at Peterborough , Ontario , Canada .. Canadian. Canadians. Peterborough. Peterborough, Ontario. Ontario. Ontario. Canada. Canada. civil. civil engineer. mechanical engineer. mechanical engineer. Peterborough Lift Lock. Peterborough Lift Lock. boat lift. boat lift. Richard Birdsall. Richard Birdsall. From 1874 to 1878 , he studied at McGill College , Montreal , graduating with a degree in civil and mechanical engineering .. civil. civil engineer. McGill College. McGill University. Montreal. Montreal. In 1879 he was appointed a Provincial Land Surveyor and in 1880 he became Dominion Land Surveyor , a position he retained until 1884 when he entered private practice , taking up the post of Superintending Engineer of the Trent Canal .. Trent Canal. Trent Canal. In this role , Rogers suggested the use of hydraulic lift locks to the Minister of Railways and Canals , John Haggart , who commissioned him to travel to Europe to study existing boat lifts in France -LRB- the Ascenseur a bateaux des Fontinettes -RRB- , Belgium -LRB- Lifts on the old Canal du Centre -RRB- and England -LRB- the Anderton Boat Lift near Northwich in Cheshire -RRB- .. France. France. Ascenseur a bateaux des Fontinettes. Ascenseur a bateaux des Fontinettes. Belgium. Belgium. Lifts on the old Canal du Centre. Lifts on the old Canal du Centre. England. England. Anderton Boat Lift. Anderton Boat Lift. Northwich. Northwich. Cheshire. Cheshire. Rogers was the grandson of a noted Provincial Land Surveyor , Richard Birdsall who had surveyed most of the lands in the Peterborough area .. Peterborough. Peterborough, Ontario. Richard Birdsall. Richard Birdsall