Frederic Shelford (1871-1943)
Born the son of Sir William Shelford
1899 Taken into partnership by his father
1922 Barrister-at-Law, practising at the Parliamentary Bar; b. 1871; s. of Sir William Shelford, K.C.M.G., M.Inst.C.E. Ed. Westminster Sch. and Dulwich Coll. Training: City Guilds Tech. Coll.; London University. Formerly Cons. Engr. to Crown Agents for Colonies, for Railways., Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Cyprus, Brit. Honduras, Brit. E. Af., etc.; Capt. Royal Marines during the War; has travelled in Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Nigeria, British East Af., United States, Mexico, British Honduras, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Russia, etc.; Partner of the late Sir Benjamin Baker, K.C. B., K.C.M.G., LL.D., etc. Publ.: " Railway Surveying in Tropical Forests,"
1943 Died. 'WE have learned with regret of the recent death in South Africa of Captain Frederic Shelford, late consulting engineer for the West African and other Government railways. Born in 1871, he was the son of Sir William Shelford, and was educated at Westminster School, Dulwich College, and the City and Guilds Engineering College. He took his B.Sc. degree at London University in 1892, and was later engaged in the construction of various railway and water supply works in this country, as well as carrying out a great deal of railway consulting work for the Crown Agents for the Colonies. In 1917 Shelford became a barrister and practised at the Parliamentary Bar. During the last war he served as a Captain in the Royal Marines. He travelled a great deal and wrote on "Railway Surveying in Tropical Forests" and "Pioneering." Articles from his pen on these and kindred subjects appeared, it may be recalled, in these columns a good many years ago.'[1]