John St. Vincent Pletts
John St. Vincent Pletts (1880-1924) of Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co
1924 Obituary [1]
JOHN ST. VINCENT PLETTS was born at Ryde, Isle of Wight, on 22nd January 1880, and was educated at the Isle of Wight College and at the Central Technical College of the City and Guilds of London Institute, obtaining the Diploma.
From 1899 to 1905 he was employed by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd., in charge of erecting and installing work in America, Africa, Russia, and the Far East. In 1906 he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Company and held this post until 1910, when he became head of the Company's Patent Department.
During the War he was engaged at the War Office as expert in Cryptography.
After the Armistice he returned to the Marconi Company as consulting engineer in connexion with patent and legal work.
His death took place at Surbiton on 26th April 1924, at the age of forty-four.
He became a Member of this Institution in 1920.