Eric Ingram Mavor
Eric Ingram Mavor (1894-1955) of Mavor and Coulson and M. and C. Switchgear
1894 Born the son of Henry Alexander Mavor
1955 Obituary [1]
WE have learned with regret of the death on Sunday last, November 6th, of Mr. Eric Ingram Mavor, of Capelrig, Newton Mearns, the youngest son of the late Henry Mavor, who was the founder of Mavor and Coulson, Ltd.
Mr. Mavor was born in 1894, and after leaving Glasgow Academy he entered an accountant's office.
In the first world war he served in the 6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, until he was severely wounded in Gallipoli.
Mr. Mavor joined the family firm of Mavor and Coulson, Ltd., in 1918 and was appointed secretary in 1929, a director in 1932, and became joint managing director 1n 1940.
He was also, from its inception in 1931, a director of M. and C. Switchgear, Ltd., at Kirkintilloch, a subsidiary of Mavor and Coulson, Ltd.
Two years ago, Mr. Mavor made a business tour of South Africa, and earlier this year visited Malaya. His balanced outlook and kindly nature made his opinions sought after by friends and colleagues alike.
In addition to his long service with his own company, Mr. Mavor had many outside interests. He served on the boards of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, the Glasgow School of Art, and the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science, and since 1946 had been a director of the Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society.