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 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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William Cartwright, Junior

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William Cartwright, Junior (1884-1920)


1920 Obituary [1]

WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, Jun., was born at Dukinfield, Cheshire, on 29th December 1884.

He was educated at Stamford School, Ashton-under-Lyne, and at the Manchester School of Technology.

His apprenticeship was served between 1899 and 1901 with Messrs. Wm. Heap and Co., Ltd., at the Oldham Road Tool Works, Ashton-under-Lyne, and he was subsequently and continuously employed by the same firm successively as draughtsman, head designer, assistant-manager, manager, and director on the design and construction of machine-tools of various types.

From 1907 to 1912 he was also engaged in teaching at Dukinfield and Mossley Technical Schools.

His death took place at Dukinfield on 14th January 1920, at the age of thirty-five.

He became an Associate Member of this Institution in 1913.


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