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 167,817 pages of information and 247,161 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.

Robert James Frecheville

From Graces Guide

Robert James Frecheville, C.E., M.I.M.M., Consulting mining engineer

1847 Born

1922 A.R.S.M., M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.M.M., Cons. Engr. (Min.); b. 1847; s. of R. R. Frecheville. Ed. King's College, Windsor, Nova Scotia. Training: Royal School of Mines, London. Career: In various capacities at Gold Mines in Nova Scotia, 1869-71; Surveyor and Assayer, Silver Mines, Nevada, U.S., 1872-73; Min. Engr. to the Japanese Govt., 1873-77; inspected and reported on Mines in Spain, the United States and Venezuela, 1877-80; acted as H.M. Inspector of Mines for Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, etc., 1880-86; resumed Private Practice as Cons. Engr., and has advised concerning the development and exploitation of Mines in the United States, South Af., Australia, Mexico, etc., making frequent visits to these countries. A Member of the Bd. of Directors of some important Min. and Finance Cos. Clubs: R.A.C., Ranelagh (Barnes), Min. and Metallurgical. Address: 544, Salisbury House, London Wall, E.C.2.

1930 Died at Monte Carlo

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