James Marshall Strachan
James Marshall Strachan (1865-1929) of Brown, Hughes and Strachan
1928/29 Obituary [1]
James Marshall Strachan was born in 1865 and served his apprenticeship as a millwright in Scotland.
He then came to London and spent several years as a foreman pattern maker, being subsequently appointed Managing Foreman to Everett, Edgcumbe and Co. His next position was that of Works Manager to the Adams Manufacturing Co, Bedford, after which he took up a similar position with the Humphris Gear Co.
He then became Managing Director of Brown, Hughes and Strachan, at Hammersmith, and eventually built up the well-known coach-building business carried on under the name of Strachan and Brown.
He died on 10th June, 1929.
He was elected an Associate Member of the Institution of Automobile Engineers in 1909.