Alexander Stewart (1856-1927)
Alexander Stewart (1856-1927)
1927 Obituary[1]
"THE LATE MR. A. STEWART.
Mr. Alexander Stewart, who, we regret to have to record, died at his home at Southwold, Kenley, Surrey, on May 15 last, was a civil and mining engineer who had gained a wide experience in mining and ore-reduction operations, and in the erection of mining, ore-treatment and metal-refining plants.
He was born on June 6, 1856, and served a pupilage of five years with Messrs. Simpson and Wilson, civil engineers, of Glasgow. He was afterwards, for some years, under the late Mr. John Moffat, of Ardrossan, during which time he was engaged on the construction of railways, roads, sewerage, and harbour works. In 1881, he went to Spain for the purpose of carrying out the preliminary surveying operations and preparing plans and estimates for a railway to the Calanas Mines of the Tharsis Sulphur and Copper Company. A year later he was appointed manager of the Calanas mines, and became actively engaged in the construction of all the works required for the development and exploitation of the mines, upon which 3,000 men were employed. In addition to this, he supervised the erection of the accommodation necessary for some 5,000 persons.
In 1891, he was appointed technical manager of the whole of the mines and works of the Tharsis Company in Spain. Mr. Stewart held this post until May, 1894, when he accepted the appointment of assistant general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited, New South Wales, Australia. A few months later, he was appointed acting general manager of the Company, and in July, 1895, he became general manager of the undertaking, a position which he held for several years. He returned to England some 22 years ago, and subsequently became a director of several mining companies, among which were the Beehuanaland Exploration Company, Limited, the Rhodesia Broken Hill Development Company, Limited, and the Shan States Silver-Lead Corporation; Limited.
Mr. Stewart became an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers on May 20, 1890, and was elected to full membership on April 26, 1898. He was also, for many years, a member of the Institution of Mining Engineers, and became a member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers in 1896."