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Frank Croft (c1878-1952) of [[Crofts (Engineers)]] | |||
son of [[Frederick Lister Croft]] | |||
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'''1952 Obituary <ref>[[The Engineer | '''1952 Obituary <ref>[[The Engineer 195211/07]]</ref> | ||
We record with regret the death of Mr. Frank Croft, which occurred | |||
on October 28th at his home, Brocka, Grange-over-Sands, | |||
at the age of seventy-four. | |||
Mr. Croft was the eldest son of the late [[Frederick Lister Croft|Mr. Frederick Lister Croft]], the founder of [[Crofts (Engineers)|Crofts (Engineers), Ltd.]], Bradford, where he | |||
had worked all his life until he retired in 1936. | |||
After his father 's death in 1920, be became chairman and | |||
joint managing director of the firm, which position he | |||
retained until he retired in 1936 for health reasons. | |||
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Revision as of 13:29, 10 January 2015
Frank Croft (c1878-1952) of Crofts (Engineers)
son of Frederick Lister Croft
1952 Obituary [1]
We record with regret the death of Mr. Frank Croft, which occurred on October 28th at his home, Brocka, Grange-over-Sands, at the age of seventy-four.
Mr. Croft was the eldest son of the late Mr. Frederick Lister Croft, the founder of Crofts (Engineers), Ltd., Bradford, where he had worked all his life until he retired in 1936.
After his father 's death in 1920, be became chairman and joint managing director of the firm, which position he retained until he retired in 1936 for health reasons.