James William Wyatt
James William Wyatt F.C.H., F.R.G.S., F.R.H.S., M.Inst.C.E., J.P.
1859 Born.
Educated at Coopers Hill for Indian Engineering service
Began professional work in Australia
1880 entered paper making industry; trained at Alexander Pirie and Sons
5 years in charge of management and re-organisation, John Dickinson and Co's paper mills, Hertford
1883 Elected Associate Member of the Inst of Civil Engineers
15 years Managing Director, Pirie, Wyatt and Co
1896 of St Cuthbert's Mills, Wells, Somerset[1]
1905 Visited the Levant to report on prospects of papermaking there
3 years in charge of timber and slate quarry machinery work for Owen and Son, Carnarvon.
WWI Organising Secretary for West of England, Ministry of Munitions, 2.5 years
4 years with Ministry of Reconstruction in connection with formation of Whitley Councils.
Received Telford Premium for papers. Contributed "Paper-making" section to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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