Edward Graham Wood
Sir Edward Graham Wood (1854-1930) MD of Edward Wood and Co
1930 'NOTED ENGINEER DEAD. Sir Edward Graham Wood, the well-known constructional engineer, died suddenly at his home in West Heath Road , Hampstead, yesterday. Sir Edward was 75 years of age. Born in Leicester, tho son of a Wesleyan minister, Sir Edward Wood was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, and later at Owen's College, Manchester. At the age of 21 he began business on his own account at Redbank Works, Manchester. In 1889 he started in the vicinity of Manchester Ship Canal, a small engineering works called Ocean Ironworks . This establishment now covers many acres of land, and is a limited company.
INDUSTRIAL POSTS
Sir Edward was chairman and managing director of Edward Wood & Co. (Limited), constructional engineers and building contractors, Manchester and London. He was also chairman and governing director of the Trafford Park Steel Warehouses, steel stockholders and merchants, Manchester . During the year 1915-16 Sir Edward was High Sheriff of Lancashire . A Liberal in politics he held office for 20 years in the South Salford Liberal Association. He was also deputy chairman of the Salford Licensing Committee for a number of years.'[1]
1930 'Recent Wills. Sir Edward Graham-Wood, of West Heath House, West Heath Road, Hampstead, late of Manchester and Southport, founder, chairman and managing director of Messrs. Edward Wood and Co., Ltd., of the Ocean Ironworks, Manchester, and governing director of the Trafford Park Steel Warehouses, Ltd., Manchester, a former High Sheriff of Lancashire, left estate of the gross value of £79,548, with net personalty £64.566.'[2]