Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,364 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

A. Johnston-Smith

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A. Johnston-Smith (c1881-1953)


1953 Obituary [1]

We have learned with regret of the death of Mr. A. Johnston-Smith, which occurred on March 19th at his home at Wargrave, Berks.

Mr. Johnston-Smith, who was seventy-two, was, until his retirement in 1945, joint managing director of John Howard and Co., Ltd., public works and civil engineering contractors.

The earlier part of his career was spent in railway construction work in the Transvaal, Nigeria and China, and for ten years prior to joining John Howard and Co., Ltd., Mr. Johnston-Smith was in charge of the South African branch of Pauling and Co., Ltd.



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