James Sharp Tait
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James Sharp Tait (1912-1998), engineer and university administrator
1912 June 13th. Born at Ochiltree, Ayrshire
1935-46 Lecturer, Royal Technical College, Glasgow
1939 Married to Mary Linton (two sons, one daughter)
1946-47 Head of Electrical Engineering Department, Portsmouth Municipal College
1947-51 Head of Electrical Engineering Department, Northampton Polytechnic
1951-56 Principal, Woolwich Polytechnic
1956-66 Principal (Northampton College of Advanced Technology, London)
1966-74 Vice-Chancellor and Principal (City University, London)
1998 February 18th. Died Teddington, Middlesex
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