Person Unwin; William Cawthorne (1838 - 1933) Unwin William Cawthorne 1838 - 1933 British Male Coggeshall, Essex, England 12 December 1838 Kensington, London 17/03/1933 19330317

Coopers Hill, Staines, Middlesex 7 Palace Gate Mansions, London (1883)

Engineer Education: City of London School (1848-1854); pupil of Sir William Fairbairn (FRS 1850). BSc, LLD Career: Manager of engineering works (1861-1968); Professor of Hydraulic Engineering, Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill (1872-1885); Professor of Engineering, Central Institute, City and Guilds of London (1884-1904); involved in harnessing the water power of Niagara Falls for the provision of electricity; President, Engineering section, British Association; author of the article on hydraulics in the Encyclopaedia Britannica Memberships: MICE (President 1911); MIME (President 1915-1916) Son of Rev William Jordan Unwin of Homerton College, and his wife Eliza Davey, daughter of John Bailey Tailor of Woodbridge; unmarried Fellow 04/06/1886 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1932-1935 vol l pp 167-178, plate, by J S Wilson 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 12 Dec 1838 - 17 Mar 1933 NA6842 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes e5f5f997-b0d8-4749-a52f-7097ae05d89c