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 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 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.

Frederick Baylis Brown

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Frederick Baylis Brown (1881-1932), a prominent consulting engineer of Montreal.


1932 Obituary[1]

"FREDERICK BAYLIS BROWN, a prominent consulting engineer of Montreal, was accidently killed at his summer home, Lac Ouareau, on August 6th, being struck by the propeller of a seaplane which was landing on the shore.

He was born in Montreal in 1881 and graduated at McGill University. He became associated with many prominent enterprises, more particularly in the field of hydro-electricity development. Mr. Brown designed and supervised the new street lighting system for the town of Mount Royal Que., and one of his latest activities was as consulting engineer to the Royal Commission investigating the Ontario hydro-electric power system. He was a member of the Engineering Institute of Canada and various other professional organisations."



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