Edgar Purnell Hooley
Edgar Purnell Hooley (1860- )M.Inst.C.E., F.S.I., M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., originator of Tarmac
1860 Born
1876 Articled to James Craik, Bristol.
Surveyor to Maidstone R.D.C.
County Surveyor of Nottinghamshire
1902 Obtained a British patent for a method of mixing slag with tar, naming the material Tarmac.
County Engineer (Roads), Kesteven, Lincolnshire
President of the Institution of Municipal and County Engineers.
Acting County Surveyor, Oxon.
WWI Rejoined the 28th Sherwood Foresters as Captain, and later transferred to Territorial Force Reserve.
1917-18 Also Consulting County Surveyor, Bucks.
Surveyor to Stow-on-the-Wold Highway Board
1922 Road Engineer, Fosseside, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloster. Chief Works: Maintenance of highways and bridge-building.