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1909 Joined [[Austin]] as engineer in charge of the experimental and testing department. Designed the 'Pearley' engines driven by [[Percy Lambert]] | 1909 Joined [[Austin]] as engineer in charge of the experimental and testing department. Designed the 'Pearley' engines driven by [[Percy Lambert]] | ||
1911 Joined [[Clement- | 1911 Joined [[Clement-Talbot]] | ||
Designed a car for Coventry Premier but it did not go in to production | Designed a car for Coventry Premier but it did not go in to production | ||
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George William Alston Brown (1881-1935) of Talbot, Coventry Premier and Arrol-Johnston
1881 Born in Helensburgh
Apprenticed at John Brown and Co
1905 Joined Argyll Motors in charge of the experimental department
1906 Joined Humber in charge of the experimental department where he was also assistant to Walter Phillips
1909 Joined Austin as engineer in charge of the experimental and testing department. Designed the 'Pearley' engines driven by Percy Lambert
1911 Joined Clement-Talbot
Designed a car for Coventry Premier but it did not go in to production
1911 Living at 33 Church Road, Moseley (age 30 born Helensburgh), an Automobile Engineer. With his wife Walburga Mary (age 22 born Birmingham) and their daughter Claudia Monti (age 1 born Birmingham). One servant. [1]
1913 Article on the designer of the first car to accomplish 100mph.[2]
1919 Moved to Arrol-Johnston
1935 Died aged 55 and buried at Forest Road Cemetery, Nairobi
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1911 Census
- ↑ The Autocar 1913/02/22