Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,795 pages of information and 247,161 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Henry Adolph Salvesen

From Graces Guide

Henry Adolph Salvesen D.L., J.P., M.I.N.A.

1860 Born in Polmont, son of Johan Theodor Salvesen and his wife Anna Nathalia[1]

Educated at Blairlodge and Edinburgh University.

Career: Convener of Works Committee, Stirling C.C., that carried out East Stirlingshire Waterworks and Polmont Drainage

Superintended building and running of his firm's steamers.

1904 SALVESEN, H. A., D.L., J.P., C.C., Lathallan, Polmont, N.B. Cars: 6-h.p. Daimler, 10-h.p. steam (own make), 12-h.p. Benz. Hobbies: Yachting, mechanics. Clubs: Institute of Naval Architects, Liberal (Glasgow), County (Stirling), Scottish Automobile (Eastern Section). [2]

1922 Vice-Consul for Norway and for the Netherlands, Vice-Consular Agent for Russia at Grangemouth, Principal of J. T. Salvesen and Co.

1924 Died in Polmont[3]


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Sources of Information

  1. BMD
  2. Motoring Annual and Motorist’s Year Book 1904
  3. national probate calendar