Thomas Charles John Bain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Charles John Bain

South African engineer

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1830

Place of Birth: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1893

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Thomas Charles John Bain (29 September 1830 in Graaff-Reinet – 29 September 1893) was a South African road engineer.
As a prolific road building pioneer, Bain was responsible for the planning and construction of more than 900 km of roads and mountain passes, many of them still in use today, over a career spanning from 1848 until 1888.
These passes through the mountain ranges between the thin coastal plain and the interior of the former Cape Colony in South Africa, played a major role in opening up the vast hinterland of South Africa.