Fred. Smith
Fred. Smith (1854-1940)
1940 Obituary.[1]
FRED SMITH, C.B.E., of Pollard Hall, Gomersal, near Leeds, died suddenly on May 3,1940, at Lytham, where he had been staying after an illness; he was sixty years old. He had become associated with the engineering industry at an early age and took an active part in the management of several leading firms. He was chairman of Messrs. J. Blakeborough & Sons, Ltd., of Woodhouse Works, Brighouse, Yorkshire, and joint managing director of British Ropes Ltd., Carr Hill, Doncaster. He was also a director of Templeborough Rolling Mills, Rotherham; Messrs. William Cooke & Co., Ltd., Tinsley Steel, Iron and Wire Rope Works, Tinsley Sheffield; and Darlington Fencing Co., Ltd., Darfen Works, Carr Hill, Doncaster.
On account of his intimate knowledge of the wire industry he had been appointed Controller of Wire under the Ministry of Supply, which position he held until his illness. During the last war he performed a similar service as Assistant Director (Wire) of Materials and Priority, in the Controller’s Department at the Admiralty; in recognition of his work he was awarded the C.B.E. at the conclusion of the war. Mr. Smith had for many years been a member of Council of the Federation of British Industries. He was a magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Mr. Smith was elected a Member of The Iron and Steel Institute in 1914.
1940 Obituary [2]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1940 Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute
- ↑ The Engineer 1940 Jan-Jun: Index