William Harrison Rhodes
1872 Born in Wakefield[1], son of William, machine maker, and Harriet Elizabeth Rhodes
1887 Apprenticed with Joseph Rhodes and Sons
1896-1900 In the Far East supervising erection of the firm's machines
1900 Director and works manager of J. Rhodes and Sons
1901 William H Rhodes 28, engineer, employer, lived in Wakefield with Mabel A Rhodes 21[2]
1904 Became Managing Director of Joseph Rhodes and Sons
1905 Elected member of the Inst Mech Eng.
1911 Died in Wakefield[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Mechanical engineer records