Edward Henry Lancaster (1876-1964) A.M.I.M.E., M.I.A.E., M.S.A.E., U.S.A., F.I.M.T., M.I.Mar.E.
1875/6[1] Born in Florence. son of George Lancaster
Educated at Castlebar Court, Ealing Private School
May have been apprenticed with Willans and Robinson, Rugby, high speed engine makers but this is not mentioned in his proposal for I Mech E membership.
1891 Apprenticed with Edison Manufacturing Co in Paris
1893 Assistant engineer on outside work, installing the Hammond system at various places in France
1895 Worked in Monaco on the tramway system and rebuilding the electricity system
c1898 Joined Panhard Levassor, France, and Clement Co., France
c.1900 In charge of Engineering Dept for Lord Northcliffe
1901 Electrical engineer, lived in London[2]
1902-3 Consulting Engineer to the R.A.C.
1902-3 Short lived venture in Sunderland making cars - E. H. Lancaster and Co
1903 Man. Dir. of the Clement Motor Co., London, and the Gladiator Car Co. as well
1903 Left Clement Company[3]
1904 LANCASTER, E. H., Leicester Street, Leicester Square, London, W.C. Car: Clement. Was at one time staff-engineer to the A.C.G.B. & I. Is English agent for the Clement cars. [4]
1906 Man. Dir. of Enfield Autocar Co., Redditch
1907 Associate member of I Mech E
1911 Living at Cantley, Mountfield Road, Church End, Finchley: E. Henry Lancaster (age 34 born Italy), Consulting Engineer (Mechanical) - Employer. With his wife Sophia Lancaster (age 34 born Cheapside) and their two daughters Nora Lancaster (age 8 born Paddington) Vera Lancaster (age 5 born harrow on the Hill). Two servants.[5]
1914 Married (2) at Staines to Emily Margherita Heather
Post-WW1 practised for several years as Public Consulting Engineer
Put the Albert Car on the market, with Gwynnes, Ltd.
1922 Writes from the Service Motor Co
c.1929 Man. Dir. of Harry Lancaster and Co., Ltd., proprietors and manufacturers of "Ecliptic" Double Seal Piston Rings and Consulting Engineers.
1939 Consulting Engineer, Patent Piston Ring Manufacturer; lived in Hendon[6]
1964 died in St Albans[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Motoring Annual and Motorist’s Year Book 1903
- Mechanical engineer records