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1912 Married Elizabeth Curle Greenfield in Newcastle<ref>BMD</ref> | 1912 Married Elizabeth Curle Greenfield in Newcastle<ref>BMD</ref> | ||
Three sons including [[William Rede Hawthorne]], who became Professor of Applied Mechanics at Cambridge, and [[Edward Peterson Hawthorne]], research engineer<ref>National Probate Calendar</ref>, and [[John G. Hawthorne]]<ref>BMD</ref> | |||
WWI Served in Army Supply Equipment Organisation, working on petrol electric locomotives and mobile power stations and generating plant | WWI Served in Army Supply Equipment Organisation, working on petrol electric locomotives and mobile power stations and generating plant | ||
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Involved in development of electricity supplies in many countries. | Involved in development of electricity supplies in many countries. | ||
In the later years of his career he was mainly involved in planning the Galloway Hydro-Electric scheme. | |||
c.1953 retired from Merz and McLellan | |||
1957 Died at Esher in Surrey | |||
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'''1957 Obituary <ref> [[1957 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries]] </ref> | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* The Times, Jan 10, 1958 | * The Times, Jan 10, 1958 | ||
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[[Category: Biography ]] | [[Category: Biography]] | ||
[[Category: Births 1870-1879]] | [[Category: Births 1870-1879]] | ||
[[Category: Deaths 1950-1959]] | [[Category: Deaths 1950-1959]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:17, 27 December 2018
William Hawthorne, Electrical engineer
c.1878 Born in Kircubbin, Co. Down
Educated at Queen's University, Belfast
1903 Started work in electrical engineering under Charles Merz
1905 Worked on the electrification of railways around Newcastle[1]
c.1906 Became a member of the firm Merz and McLellan. Member of Inst Civil Engineers
1912 Married Elizabeth Curle Greenfield in Newcastle[2]
Three sons including William Rede Hawthorne, who became Professor of Applied Mechanics at Cambridge, and Edward Peterson Hawthorne, research engineer[3], and John G. Hawthorne[4]
WWI Served in Army Supply Equipment Organisation, working on petrol electric locomotives and mobile power stations and generating plant
Involved in development of electricity supplies in many countries.
In the later years of his career he was mainly involved in planning the Galloway Hydro-Electric scheme.
c.1953 retired from Merz and McLellan
1957 Died at Esher in Surrey
1957 Obituary [5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- The Times, Jan 10, 1958