Person White; Sir; William Henry (1845 - 1913); naval architect White William Henry Sir naval architect 1845 - 1913 British Male Devonport, Devon, England 02 February 1845 18450202 Westminster Hospital, Westminster, London, England 27/02/1913 19130227

The Admiralty, Whitehall, London (1886)

naval architect Engineering Naval architecture Education: Private school, Devonport; Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at South Kensington (1864-1867) Career: Apprentice at the Dockyard, Devenport; joined the Admiralty; Confidential Assistant to Sir Edward James Reed (FRS 1876); Secretary to the Council of Construction, the Admiralty (1872); Assistant Constructor (1875); Chief Constructor (1881); left the Admiralty (1883); organized a department for constructing large battleships at the Armstrong works, Elswick; returned to the Admiralty (1885-1902); Assistant Controller and Director of Naval Construction; died suddenly from a paralytic seizure (1913). Honours: KCB 1895 Memberships: Institution of Civil Engineers Institute of Mechanical Engineers Institution of Marine Engineers Parents: Richard White, a currier, of Devonport, and Jane, daughter of W. Matthews, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Spouse: 1) (1875) Alice (d. 1886), daughter of F. Martin, of Pembroke, chief constructor, RN 2) (1890) Annie (who survived him), daughter of F. C. Marshall JP, of Tynemouth. Children: Three sons and one daughter. Responsible for the construction of more than 200 ships Fellow 07/06/1888 43 William James Lloyd Wharton John Percy Douglas Galton James Dewar Frederick Augustus Abel Andrew Noble William George Armstrong James Thomas Walker William Odling James Joseph Sylvester Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1913-1914 vol 89 pp xiv-xix signed by P W White W H, IM Maull 004872.jpg 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/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=White%2C+William+Henry RCN R67740 RCN R67741 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH9076 2 Feb 1845 - 27 Feb 1913 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 23/10/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6967 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 23/10/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/42618743 3d2d2f0d-c1ef-4f0d-b9c7-2e3d2fe7bd48