Sir Charles Tilston Bright was a British electrical engineer who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858, for which work he was knighted. Wikipedia
Born: June 8, 1832, Wanstead, London, United Kingdom
Died: May 3, 1888 (age 55 years), Abbey Wood, United Kingdom
Organization founded: Atlantic Telegraph Company
Grandchildren: Charles Mervyn King and Dorothy Agnes Jessie Jardine
Grandparent: Edward Tilston
Great grandchild: Ronald Cunningham-Jardine