John Crane Swift
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John Crane Swift (1843- )
1922 M.I.Mar.E., M.I.N.A., Mech. Engr.; b. at Bolton, Lancashire, 1843. Ed. In Private Schs., 1850-8. Tech. Instruction from his father, who was an Engr. Served his App., Miller and Ravenhill, Glasshouse Fields, London, 1859-65; employed as Foreman and Manager by John Taylor, Abby Ironworks, 1866-71; Engr. at Sea, 1871-90, B.O.T. Cert.; Asst. to Mr. Meiklereid, in Designing and Constructing Steam Ships and Supervising their Construction to 1893; engaged by Compania de Savilla in Spain, 1893-96; Supt. Engr., Victoria Steam Boat Co„ and of Mead, Son and Hussy, 18969; now employed as Mech. Man. by Thompson Brothers, 155, Fenchurch Street, E.C.
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