Profiles: Heroes, Role Models and Pioneers of Trinidad and Tobago - by Nasser Khan

145 1974 Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects • 2001 Chaconia Medal Gold • 2005 T&T Institute of Architects Gold Medal JULIEN MAISONNEUVE H e was one of the pioneers in the use of asphalt for the paving of roads especially in San Fernando from the 1860’s to the 1880’s. He was also very involved in the movement for political change and started a petition that reached Queen Victoria that led to a commission to see if the people were in agreement with the reforms. FREDERICK MALLETT A round 1797 under General Ralph Abercromby, he was given the job to survey Trinidad on things like crops, estates, slaves, land grants and population. He sailed around the island and produced the first survey map of Trinidad. Some of the coastal cities bear the names he gave to them such as Blanchisseuse, which means ‘washer women’ since that was what he saw there that stuck in his mind. DAVID OGDEN H e was a USA army engineer in charge of the U.S. Base construction in early World War II (1940s). He supervised the building of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway, the Lady Young Road and the road to Maracas Bay. Camp Ogden in St. James is named after him. PHILIP REINAGLE U nder Governor Woodford, he designed both the Catholic and Trinity Cathedrals in Port of Spain between 1813 and 1816.