Claude Walter Lionel Baily
Claude Walter Lionel Baily (1902-1988)
1902 September 21st. Born in Twickenham the son of John Robert Baily, Coach Furniture Manufacturers of London, and grandson of Walter Payton, early pioneer of pneumatic machinery.
Educated at Richmond Hill School, Surrey and Henry Thornton School, Clapham Junction. Received technical training in Mechanical Engineering at Regent Street, London Polytechnic.
1918-26 Apprenticed to Anzani Engine Co., London.
1928 Joined Morris Engines Ltd., Coventry and later became Chief draughtsman and Assistant Chief Designer.
1940 Took charge of Jaguar's Engine Design Development
1948 Appointed Chief Designer, Jaguar Cars Ltd., Coventry.
1963 Married Emily Thomson