William Myers Lydall
William Myers Lydall (1887-1951), Chairman and Managing Director of the Yorkshire Electric Transformer Co.
1951 Obituary.[1]
William Myers Lydall, who died on the 18th August, 1951, was born at Meltham, Huddersfield, on the 5th May, 1887, and was educated at Huddersfield Technical College. He was well known as a consulting engineer and was responsible for the many early installations of electrical power in the textile mills of Yorkshire. The Lydall centrifugal clutch was specially designed by him for the industrial application of squirrel-cage motors. In his consulting capacity he represented for many years the Brush Electrical Manufacturing Co., the Devonport Engineering Co., the Citroen Gear Co. and other companies. In 1925 he founded the Yorkshire Electric Transformer Co., Dewsbury, of which he was Chairman and Managing Director. Sizes up to 100 kVA were manufactured in the early days and the company expanded, built up a high reputation for the specialized manufacture of medium and large power transformers, and now has capacity for sizes up to 60 000kVA, 132kV.
He lived at Windermere and was a keen racing member of the Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club, of which he was this year Vice-Commodore. He was a member of the Ulverston Rural District Council and a well-known freemason, holding provincial honours. He is survived by his widow, daughter and son, Mr. F. B. Lydall.
He joined The Institution as an Associate Member in 1918 and was elected a Member in 1932.