Difference between revisions of "Jonah Walker-Smith"
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1874 Born in Watford | 1874 Born in Watford | ||
1890- | 1890-1 Educated in engineering at Kings College, London | ||
1891-2 Trained with [[Smith, Patterson and Co]], sanitary engineers, iron founders at Blaydon | 1891-2 Trained with [[Smith, Patterson and Co]], sanitary engineers, iron founders at Blaydon |
Revision as of 16:20, 1 June 2020
Sir Jonah Walker-Smith Kt., M.P., M.I.Mech.E., M.Inst.C.E., F.S.I., Hon. A.R.I.B.A., Barrister-at-Law.
1874 Born in Watford
1890-1 Educated in engineering at Kings College, London
1891-2 Trained with Smith, Patterson and Co, sanitary engineers, iron founders at Blaydon
1892-5 Pupil under O. Claude Robson M Inst C E working for Willesden Council
1895-1900 continued working under Robson
1901-2 Deputy Borough Engineer for Barrow in Furness
1903 Associate member of Inst Mech Engineers.
1905 Married Maud Hunter in Barrow
1908 City Engineer of Edinburgh
1908 Birth of son Coulton
1910 Business address: Edinburgh. Advanced to Associate member of Inst Civil Engineers.
1911 John Jonah Smith 70, engineer, employer, lived in Watford, Jane Elizabeth Smith 62, William Sidney Smith 37, engineer working for a railway company, Jonah Walker Smith 36, engineer working for the government, George Alfred Smith 31, engineer working for the government, Frederick John Smith 28, plumber[1]
Chief Engineer and Director of Housing and Town Planning, Local Government Board of Scotland
Consulting Engineer in Scotland to the Road Board
1919-25 Director of Housing, Ministry of Health.
1934 Name changed to Walker-Smith by deed poll
1939 Business Address: 13 Russell Square, London, W.C.1. Author of Technical books, etc.
1939 Company director; Director of Employers' Federation; lived in Hendon with Maud and his son Coulton, a civil engineer[2]
1964 Died in London[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Civil Engineer records