Person Noble; Sir; Andrew (1831 - 1915); industrialist and expert in artillery Noble Andrew Sir industrialist and expert in artillery 1831 - 1915 British Male 65 Union Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland 13 September 1831 18310913 Ardkinglas, a house in Argyllshire, Scotland 22/10/1915 19151022 Burial: Cairndow, estate of Ardkinglas, Loch Fyne, Argyll, Scotland

Industrialist and expert in artillery Chemistry Mathematics Education: Greenock; Edinburgh Academy; Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Career: Captain, Royal Artillery and served in Malta, Canada, and South Africa (1849); promoted to captain (1855); returned to the UK (1858); Secretary to the Royal Artillery Intitution (1858); Secretary to the Committe on rifled canon (1858) and to the Committee on plates and guns (1859); Assistant Inspector of Artillery (1860); joined the firm of Sir William George Armstrong (FRS 1846) and Company (1860); became partner in the firm (1863); collaborate with Frederick Abel (FRS 1860) and published joint papers(1875-9); in charge of ordnance (1881); Armstrongs and Mitchells amalgamated as Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, whenhe becmae the largest shareholder, and vice-chairman (1882); company merged with Whitworth (1897); became chairman on Armstrong's death (1900); bought the Callendar estate of Ardkinglas, Loch Fyne, Argyll, Scotland (1905). Honours: CB 1881; KCB 1893; Bt 1902 Awards/Medals: Albert Medal 1909 Parents: George Noble (d. 1847), a retired naval captain of Greenock, Renfrewshire, and Georgiana, only daughter of Andrew Donald Moore of Ottercaps, Virginia, USA (formerly of Ayrshire). Spouse: Margery Durham, daughter of Archibald Campbell of Quebec, Canada (15 November 1880). Children: George John William Noble (1859–1937); John Henry Brunel Noble (1865–1938); another 2 sons and two daughters. Royal Society roles: VP 1899-1900, 1909-1910 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1880 Fellow 02/06/1870 39 Balfour Stewart Henry James Thomas Henry Huxley Thomas Archer Hirst Frederick Field Henry Clerk John Fox Burgoyne Edward Mourrier Boxer William Henry Leighton Russell William Odling John Tyndall John Percy Henry Minchin Noad Charles Wright Younghusband William Spottiswoode Frederick Augustus Abel John Henry Lefroy William George Armstrong Arthur Cayley James Joseph Sylvester Robert Hunt Alexander Strange Andrew Scott Waugh Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1917-1918 vol 94 pp i-xvi, plate, signed by P W Noble A, IM003332_0001.jpg ©The Royal Society 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/rspa.1918.0036 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Noble%2C+Andrew https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH6265 13 Sep 1831 - 22 Oct 1915 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 23/09/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6421 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/26984704 17fd9289-ccc7-46d8-aabf-176e7d6f1d17