Percy Blakelock
of Kelly Castle, near Arbroath, and formerly of Sheffield.
From 1880 to the end of 1887, when the Sheffield Corporation took over the undertakings of the Water Company, Mr. Blakelock was the chairman.
His interest had existed in his family since the first local waterworks were commenced, in 1837.
He succeeded his brother, the late Mr. R. Blakelock Smith, in the chairmanship, and a year later was appointed managing director, at a salary of £1200 a year. Mr. Blakelock was the second son of Mr. Albert Smith of Thrift House, Sheffield, and changed his surname to Blakelock about 1880, along with the other members of the family.
His elder brother, Mr. R. Blakelock Smith, was law clerk to the Water Company at the time of the disastrous Sheffield flood.
1898 Died. [1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1898/04/29