Matt Payne
Matt Payne (1887-1937)
1936/37 Obituary [1]
Matt Payne was born in 1887, and received his theoretical education at Paddington Technical Institute and The City and Guilds of London College.
He served his apprenticeship with Clement Talbot and after a further period with the firm as Assistant Plant Engineer he established an engineering business on his own account.
During the War and until 1920 he served as an Officer in Charge of Workshops in the Mechanical Transport Branch of the R.A.S.C.
After the War he was Consulting Engineer for Clayton Wagons, and other firms, and his subsequent specialisation on heat radiation and cooling problems was well known in the Industry.
He died on 6th February, 1937, at the age of 50.
He was elected an Associate Member in 1921, and transferred to Member in 1929.
1937 Obituary [2]