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 167,645 pages of information and 247,064 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.

Norman Arthur Thompson

From Graces Guide

Norman Arthur Thompson (1874-1959) B.A., A.M.I.E.E., Aeronautical Engineer

c.1874 Born in Balham son of Arthur Thompson, a tea broker

Educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Graduated B.A. (Cantab.) (Hons.)

Training: Cambridge. Mech. Sc. Tripos.

1898 of Redhill, Surrey, became an Associate of the Institution of Electrical Engineers

1901 Electrical engineer, employer, lived in Reigate with his parents and siblings[1]

1901 Married Hannah Ethel Lewis in Reigate[2]

1902-3 Manager, The Clyde Valley Electric Power Distribution Co., Glasgow

Moved to Westinghouse Co. "acquiring financial control".

1911 His wife petitioned for divorce

1911 Aeronautical engineer, Westhampnett, Sussex[3]

1912 Set up White and Thompson Co in Bognor

Managing Director and and Head Designing Engineer of the Norman Thompson Flight Co., Bognor

1919 Advisor to William Beardmore and Co., on the application of large dirigible to commercial transport.

1959 Died in France[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1901 census
  2. Parish record
  3. 1911 census
  4. National probate calendar