Edward John Stead
Edward John Stead (c1879-1957), County Surveyor for Somerset
1939 'Lieut.-Colonel Edward J. Stead, county surveyor of Somerset, who is to be inducted as twelfth president of the National Association of Local Government Officers, at its annual conference at Torquay, on May 30th, is an authority of international standing on the construction and maintenance of highways. Lieut.-Colonel Stead began his career in local government as an assistant engineer on the staff of the Lancashire County Council. From 1903 to 1508 he served a public works engineer in Natal, South Africa securing on his return the post of assistant county surveyor for Somerset. In 1913 he became county surveyor for North Devon, but returned to Somerset as county surveyor a year later and has held that position ever since. '[1]
1957 Died. Obituary.[2]