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| Donaldson, Hay Frederick. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, May 31, 1877. [2nd] s. of Sir Stuart Alexander, of 15, Queen Street, Mayfair, London [first Premier of New South Wales]. B. July 7, 1856, at Sydney, Australia. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1877. At Edinburgh and Zurich Universities. Civil and Mechanical Engineer. In L. and N.W. Railway Works at Crewe. Employed at Goa, India, on railway and harbour construction, 1884-7; on the Manchester Ship Canal, 1887-91. Chief Engineer, India Docks, London, 1892-7. Deputy Director-General of Ordnance Factories, 1898-9, and Chief Mechanical Engineer thereof, 1899-1903. Chief Superintendent of Ordnance Factories, 1903-. Member of Council of I.C.E. C.B., 1909. K.C.B., 1911. Vice-President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Brig.-Gen., employed Ministry of Munitions, 1915). Drowned in H.M.S. Hampshire, June 6, 1916. Brother of Stuart A. (1873) and St Clair G. A. (1882). (Debrett; Eton Sch. Lists; Who was Who, 1916-28.) | Hay Frederick DONALDSON Approx. lifespan: 1856–1916 pens. Trinity College adm1877:05:31 2nd s. of Sir Stuart Alexander DONALDSON, of 15 Queen Street, Mayfair, London [first Premier of New South Wales , Australia b. Sydney, Australia 1856:07:07 Sch: Eton Matric 1877:10MT: At Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] and Zurich, [ Switzerland ] Universities. Civil and Mechanical Engineer. In L. and N.W. Railway Works at Crewe. Employed at: : Goa, India , on railway and harbour construction 1884-87 on the Manchester Ship Canal, [ Lancashire ] 1887-91 . Chief Engineer India Docks, London 1892-97 Deputy Director-General of: : Ordnance Factories 1898-99, and Chief Mechanical Engineer thereof 1899-1903 Chief Superintendent of: : Ordnance Factories 1903- Member of: Council of I .C.E. CB 1909 KCB 1911 Vice-President, Sch: Institution of Mechanical Engineers served in the Great War: 1914-19 (Brig.-General, employed Ministry of Munitions(1915) d. drowned in H.M.S. Hampshire 1916:06:06 brother of Stuart A. DONALDSON (1873) brother of St Clair G. A. DONALDSON (1882) Debrett; Eton School Lists; Who was Who 1916-28) |