Chairman British Railways Board.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir Peter Parker
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Jubilee Walkway - NW1
The text is on the right side of the plaque. The photograph shows the left si...
Other Subjects
Samuel Courtauld
Industrialist and art collector. 1932 founded The Courtauld Institute of Art. Managed the family textile firm as a director from 1908, and as chair 1921-46. Served twice as chair of the Trustees ...
1 memorial
Edward Acheson
American chemist, inventor and industrialist. Born Pennsylvania. Â Initially worked with Edison. Companies he founded include: Carborundum, Inc., UCar International, and Acheson Industries. Â In abou...
1 memorial
Harry McGowan
Born Glasgow. Aged 15 he joined Nobel's Explosives Company and worked his way up to running it. Nobels became part of ICI of which he became Chairman and Managing Director in 1930, following on fro...
1 memorial
Woolf Joel
Born Spitalfields. Â South African mining magnate and businessman. The web provides the following anecdote: Early in 1898, just before leaving for South Africa, Woolf gave a dinner party at the Sav...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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