Henry Peile

Henry Peile (1862-1935) of the Priestman Collieries and of the Priestman Power Co

1862 Born the son of George Peile, a Coal Owner, and his wife Eva Ethel Beckingham.

1922 C.B.E., D.Sc., M.I. and S.I., M.Inst. Met., Man. Dir., Priestman Collieries, Ltd.; Chairman, Newcastle Alloy Co., Ltd., and Newcastle Benzol Co., Ltd.; b. 1862; s. of George Peile, of Shotley Bridge, Co. Durham. Ed. Queenwood Coll., Hants. Training: Owens Coll., Manchester. Estabd. Works for Supply of Ferro Alloys; erected Electric Furnaces for Production of the Ferro Chrome required by M. of M.; responsible for Production of Low Carbon Ferro Chrome used in manufacture of Stainless Steel; estabd. manufacture of Carbon Electrodes in England for use in Electric Furnaces. Club: Royal Societies. Address: Shotley Hall, Shotley Bridge, Co. Durham.

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1935 Obituary.

Mr. Henry Peile, North-country colliery owner and formerly High Sheriff of Durham, died suddenly at his home, Bromshiels Hall, near Lanchaster. Co. Durham, on Saturday night. He was 73.

Mr. Peile was the son of the late George Peile, Shotley Bridge, Co. Durham, and was educated at College, Hampshire, Owens CoUege, Manchester, and Zurich. He was managing director of the Priestman Collieries. Ltd., and a director of the Priestman Power Co, Ltd. For his pioneer research work in steel alloys he was made a C.B.E. during the War, and the University of Durham made him an Honorary D.Sc.

In 1932 he was High Sheriff of Durham, and for many years sat a county magistrate. Although his health recently had been poor, he had carried his many activities. He died following a heart attack which occurred while he was in his garden. He married in 1898 Eva Ethel, fourth daughter of J. H. Beckingham, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, and there are two sons and one daughter.

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