Person Oram; Sir; Henry John (1858 - 1939); naval officer Oram Henry John Sir naval officer 1858 - 1939 British Male Plymouth, Devon, England 19 June 1858 18580619 Kilmory, Cranleigh, Surrey, England 05/05/1939 19390505

St Arvans, Grasmere Road, Bromley, Kent, England (1911)

Naval officer Education: Private schools in Plymouth; Royal Naval Engineering College at Keyham, Devonport (1873); Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1882). Career: Entered the Royal Navy as assistant engineer (1879); appointed to the Admiralty (1884-1914); chief engineer (1889); staff engineer (1893); fleet engineer (1897); chief inspector (1901); deputy engineer-in-chief (1902); succeeded Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir Albert John Durston as engineer-in-chief of the fleet, with the rank of engineer vice-admiral (1907); retired as engineer-in-chief of the fleet (1917). Memberships: Junior Institution of Engineers (President 1908–9) Institute of Metals (President 1914) Medals/Awards: American Distinguished Service Medal Honours: CB 1906; KCB 1910 Parents: John Joseph Oram, of Plymouth, and Jane Hall. Spouse: Emily Kate (d. 1928), daughter of John Bardens, of Plymouth (12 July 1881). Children: Two sons and two daughters. Fellow 02/05/1912 54 William Henry Preece John Wolfe Barry Henry Taylor Bovey William Davidson Niven Charles Algernon Parsons William Henry White James Alfred Ewing Philip Watts Francis Elgar Arthur Mostyn Field Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1939-1941 vol 3 pp 155-158, plate, by E H Tennyson d'Eyncourt International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1940.0014 19 Jun 1858 - 5 May 1939 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 12/09/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6150 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 14c0d236-2cb4-464a-942f-01bf84fe60e0