Person Preece; Sir; William Henry (1834 - 1913); electrical engineer and administrator Preece William Henry Sir electrical engineer and administrator 1834 - 1913 British Male Bryn Helen, Caernarfonshire, Wales 15 February 1834 18340215 Penrhos, Caernarfonshire, Wales 06/11/1913 19131106 Burial: Llanbeblig churchyard, Caernarfon, Wales (11 November 1913)

Gothic Lodge, Wimbledon, Surrey (1879)

electrical engineer and administrator Electrical engineering Education: King's College, London; Royal Institution Career: Apprenticed to the Electric and International Telegraph Company (1853); superintendent of the Electric Telegraph Company's south-western district at Southampton (1856); supervised the telegraphs of the London and South Western Railway (1860); Engineer, Channel Islands Telegraph Company (1858-1862); divisional engineer for the Southern District of the telegraphic system (1870); Electrician to the Post Office (1877); Engineer-in-chief of the General Post Office (1892-1899). Honours: CB 1894; KCB 1899 Memberships: AICE (1859); MICE (1872); Society of Telegraph Engineers (President 1880); Physical Society; FRMS; FSA Parents: Richard Matthias Preece (1797–1854), stockbroker and politician, and ane (1799–1870), daughter of John Hughes of Caernarfon, shipbuilder of Caernarvon. Spouse: (1864) Anne Agnes, daughter of George Pocock, Solicitor of Southampton. Proposed 'Lux' as a term to quantify illumination (1892). Fellow 02/06/1881 47 George John Romanes John Rae David Edward Hughes Frederick Joseph Bramwell Frederick Guthrie Arthur Cayley William Huggins Francis Stephen Bennet Francois de Chaumont Edwin Dunkin James Augustus Grant George James Symons Charles Manby William HenryBarlow John Hall Gladstone William Grylls Adams Frederick Augustus Abel Charles Vincent Walker John Hawkshaw William Thomson Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Sir Bernard Lovell, 'The Invention of Radio Communication', review of Peter Rowlands and J Patrick Wilson, eds, Oliver Lodge and the Invention of Radio in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 151-153 Notes: List of papers no longer attached to election certificate. Preece W H, IM Maull 003649.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=Preece%2C+William+Henry https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH6907 15 Feb 1834 - 6 Nov 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 09/10/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA8011 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/24098140 24292404-b3ff-48c3-9b3a-2a66876babd6