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'''1933 Obituary <ref>[[1933 Iron and Steel Institute: Obituaries]] </ref> | '''1933 Obituary <ref>[[1933 Iron and Steel Institute: Obituaries]] </ref> | ||
WILLIAM E. CLELAND died suddenly on July 13, 1933, at the age of seventy-one. | |||
He served his engineering apprenticeship with [[Murray and Patterson|Messrs. Murray and Patterson]], of Coatbridge, and continued his education at South Kensington and Glasgow Universities, where he had gained scholarships. For three years he was a demonstrator in engineering at the Yorkshire College. | |||
In 1889 he was invited to take over the management of the [[Sheffield Testing Works|Sheffield Testing Works, Ltd.]]; subsequently he became managing director. | |||
He was a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Metals and the American Society for Testing Materials. | |||
He joined the Iron and Steel Institute in 1910. | |||
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Revision as of 10:52, 9 October 2016
William E. Cleland (c1862-1933), managing director of the [[Sheffield Testing Works
1933 Obituary [1]
WILLIAM E. CLELAND died suddenly on July 13, 1933, at the age of seventy-one.
He served his engineering apprenticeship with Messrs. Murray and Patterson, of Coatbridge, and continued his education at South Kensington and Glasgow Universities, where he had gained scholarships. For three years he was a demonstrator in engineering at the Yorkshire College.
In 1889 he was invited to take over the management of the Sheffield Testing Works, Ltd.; subsequently he became managing director.
He was a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Metals and the American Society for Testing Materials.
He joined the Iron and Steel Institute in 1910.