Difference between revisions of "Jonah Walker-Smith"
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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. | 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 | 1874 Born in Watford. Jonah Walker Smith | ||
1890-1 Educated in engineering at Kings College, London | 1890-1 Educated in engineering at Kings College, London | ||
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1892-5 Pupil under [[Oliver Claude Robson|O. Claude Robson]] M Inst C E working for Willesden Council | 1892-5 Pupil under [[Oliver Claude Robson|O. Claude Robson]] M Inst C E working for Willesden Council | ||
1895- | 1895-1898 continued working under Robson | ||
1901-2 Deputy Borough | 1898-1901 Chief engineering assistant to Mr [[George Trotter Lynam|G. T. Lynam]], in Burton on Trent | ||
1901-2 Deputy borough engineer of Barrow-in-Furness under [[W. H. Fox]] | |||
1902-8 Borough engineer of Barrow-in-Furness | |||
1903 Associate member of Inst Mech Engineers. | 1903 Associate member of Inst Mech Engineers. | ||
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1905 Married Maud Hunter in Barrow | 1905 Married Maud Hunter in Barrow | ||
1908 City Engineer of Edinburgh | 1908 He became City Engineer of Edinburgh | ||
1908 Birth of son [[Coulton Walker-Smith|Coulton]] | 1908 Birth of son [[Coulton Walker-Smith|Coulton]] | ||
1910 Became a Member of Inst Civil Engineers<ref>Civil Engineer records</ref> | |||
1910 Business address: Edinburgh. Advanced to Associate member of Inst Civil Engineers. | 1910 Business address: Edinburgh. Advanced to Associate member of Inst Civil Engineers. | ||
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Chief Engineer and Director of Housing and Town Planning, Local Government Board of Scotland | Chief Engineer and Director of Housing and Town Planning, Local Government Board of Scotland | ||
1912 Chief Inspector, Local Government Board for Scotland | |||
Consulting Engineer in Scotland to the Road Board | Consulting Engineer in Scotland to the Road Board | ||
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1934 Name changed to Walker-Smith by deed poll | 1934 Name changed to Walker-Smith by deed poll | ||
1934 Knighted | |||
1939 Business Address: 13 Russell Square, London, W.C.1. Author of Technical books, etc. | 1939 Business Address: 13 Russell Square, London, W.C.1. Author of Technical books, etc. |
Revision as of 16:23, 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. Jonah Walker Smith
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
1895-1898 continued working under Robson
1898-1901 Chief engineering assistant to Mr G. T. Lynam, in Burton on Trent
1901-2 Deputy borough engineer of Barrow-in-Furness under W. H. Fox
1902-8 Borough engineer of Barrow-in-Furness
1903 Associate member of Inst Mech Engineers.
1905 Married Maud Hunter in Barrow
1908 He became City Engineer of Edinburgh
1908 Birth of son Coulton
1910 Became a Member of Inst Civil Engineers[1]
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[2]
Chief Engineer and Director of Housing and Town Planning, Local Government Board of Scotland
1912 Chief Inspector, Local Government Board for 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
1934 Knighted
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[3]
1964 Died in London[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Civil Engineer records