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William Grosvenor Smith
1878 Born in Thorverton, Devon
1913 Assistant mechanical engineer to the Manchester Ship Canal Co
1920 Became a member of the Inst of Mech Engineers[1]
1926 Succeeded Mr William Fox as chief mechanical engineer on Mr Fox's retirements.[2]
1940 Retired from the Manchester Ship Canal Co
1941 Resigned from I Mech E
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