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1905 Apprenticed aged 15 to [[J. J. Saville and Co]] with whom he remained and progressed | 1905 Apprenticed aged 15 to [[J. J. Saville and Co]] with whom he remained and progressed | ||
1931 appointed Managing Director of J J Saville and of associated company [[William Jessop and Sons]]. He was also appointed a director of parent company BSA.<Ref> Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 1 Aug 1931</Ref> | 1931 appointed Managing Director of J J Saville and of associated company [[William Jessop and Sons]]. He was also appointed a director of parent company [[Birmingham Small Arms Company]] (BSA).<Ref> Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 1 Aug 1931</Ref> | ||
1936 stepped down from the board of BSA to devote himself entirely to the two Sheffield steel companies.<Ref>Sheffield Independent - 2 Nov 1936</Ref> | 1936 stepped down from the board of BSA to devote himself entirely to the two Sheffield steel companies.<Ref>Sheffield Independent - 2 Nov 1936</Ref> | ||
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1952 elected back onto the Board of BSA.<Ref>Financial Times - 24 Jul 1952</Ref> | 1952 elected back onto the Board of BSA.<Ref>Financial Times - 24 Jul 1952</Ref> | ||
1953 elected chairman of [[High Speed Steel Alloys]].<Ref>Financial Times - 10 Aug 1953</Ref> | 1953 elected chairman of [[High Speed Steel Alloys]] of Widnes in succession to Lord Riverdale.<Ref>Financial Times - 10 Aug 1953</Ref> | ||
1955 New Year honours - Lewis Chapman, Managing Director, William Jessop and Sons, Ltd. awarded CBE. <Ref>London Gazette 31 Dec 1954</Ref> | 1955 New Year honours - Lewis Chapman, Managing Director, William Jessop and Sons, Ltd. awarded CBE. <Ref>London Gazette 31 Dec 1954</Ref> | ||
1955 Effective 1 Aug, retired as MD of Savilles and Jessops, and elected chairman of both.<Ref> Yorkshire Post - 27 Jun 1955</Ref> | 1955 Effective 1 Aug, retired as MD of Savilles and Jessops, and elected chairman of both.<Ref> Yorkshire Post - 27 Jun 1955</Ref> | ||
1958 appointed deputy chairman of BSA.<Ref>Financial Times - 20 Nov 1958</Ref> | 1958 appointed deputy chairman of BSA.<Ref>Financial Times - 20 Nov 1958</Ref> | ||
1959 | 1959 President of the British Iron and Steel Federation.<Ref>Financial Times - 17 Dec 1958</Ref> | ||
1959 Chairman of newly formed [[Jessop-Saville]] Limited. | 1959 Chairman of newly formed [[Jessop-Saville]] Limited. | ||
1959 | 1959 relinquished deputy chairmanship of BSA at end of 1969.<Ref>Financial Times - 19 Nov 1959</Ref> | ||
Died 18 Jan 1963, aged 73.<Ref>The Times - 22 Jan 1963</Ref> | Died 18 Jan 1963, aged 73.<Ref>The Times - 22 Jan 1963</Ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 22 December 2024
Lewis Chapman CBE (1890-1963)
Born 5 Jan 1890
1905 Apprenticed aged 15 to J. J. Saville and Co with whom he remained and progressed
1931 appointed Managing Director of J J Saville and of associated company William Jessop and Sons. He was also appointed a director of parent company Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA).[1]
1936 stepped down from the board of BSA to devote himself entirely to the two Sheffield steel companies.[2]
1952 elected back onto the Board of BSA.[3]
1953 elected chairman of High Speed Steel Alloys of Widnes in succession to Lord Riverdale.[4]
1955 New Year honours - Lewis Chapman, Managing Director, William Jessop and Sons, Ltd. awarded CBE. [5]
1955 Effective 1 Aug, retired as MD of Savilles and Jessops, and elected chairman of both.[6]
1958 appointed deputy chairman of BSA.[7]
1959 President of the British Iron and Steel Federation.[8]
1959 Chairman of newly formed Jessop-Saville Limited.
1959 relinquished deputy chairmanship of BSA at end of 1969.[9]
Died 18 Jan 1963, aged 73.[10]
1963 Obituary [11]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 1 Aug 1931
- ↑ Sheffield Independent - 2 Nov 1936
- ↑ Financial Times - 24 Jul 1952
- ↑ Financial Times - 10 Aug 1953
- ↑ London Gazette 31 Dec 1954
- ↑ Yorkshire Post - 27 Jun 1955
- ↑ Financial Times - 20 Nov 1958
- ↑ Financial Times - 17 Dec 1958
- ↑ Financial Times - 19 Nov 1959
- ↑ The Times - 22 Jan 1963
- ↑ The Engineer 1963 Jan-Jun: Index