John Egerton Wood
John Egerton Wood (1868- )
1922 A.R.S.M., Assoc.M, Inst.C.E., F.G.S., M.I.M.M., Mining Engineer, Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies. T. A.: " Egeriton, Batavia." b. 1868. Ed. The Manchester Municipal (Central) School. Pupil three years to the late Lavington E. Fletcher, M.Inst.C.E., Mant Chester. Diploma, First Class, in Mining of the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College of Science c and Technology. 1889-90—Manager of the Bristol Sublimed Lead Works, Avonmouth. 1890-2— , Assistant to Matthew Francis, Manager of the Halkyn, and other mines in North Wales. 1892-8— Senior Mining Engineer to the Borneo Co., Ltd., for mines and reduction works in Sarawak. 1898-1906— Manager of the Loomar Co.'s mines in West Borneo. r9c 6 to present time in business on own account as Consulting Engineer, Director of various companies, and Superintendent of mining companies.