Thomas Edward Holgate
Thomas Edward Holgate ( -1940) of the Darwen and Mostyn Iron Co
1940 Obituary.[1]
THOMAS EDWARD HOLGATE, A.R.S.M., died on February 7, 1940, at the age of eighty-five. He was educated at Liverpool College and the Royal School of Mines, and became a pioneer in the manufacture of ferro-manganese in the blast-furnace. He was a director of the Darwen and Mostyn Iron Co., Ltd., with which company he was associated for sixty-two years.
Mr. Holgate was a well-known personality in the town of Darwen and over a long period was active in various public capacities, including that of the mayoralty. In 1936, in recognition of his work and philanthropy, he was given the freedom of the borough.
Mr. Holgate was a very old Member of The Iron and Steel Institute, having been elected in 1887.
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- ↑ 1940 Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute