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Sir
Alfred Chatterton
CIE
Alfred Chatterton
Alfred Chatterton
Born(1866-10-10)October 10, 1866
DiedJuly 26, 1958(1958-07-26) (aged 91)
NationalityBritish
EducationB.Sc, University of London
Occupationengineer
Years active1888 to 1933
Spouses
  • Helen Scott Borthistle (1895-1897)
  • Alice Gertrude Wilson (1901-1958)

Sir Alfred Chatterton (10 October 1866-26 July 1958) was a British engineer who started his career as professor of engineering in Madras and went on to be director of industries in Madras and later in the Mysore State and also served as a member of the Indian Industrial Commission.[1]

Family and early life

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Alfred Chatterton was born on 10 October 1866,[1] the eldest son of John Henry Chatterton. From 1883 to 1884 he studied at the Finsbury Technical College, and from 1885 to 1887 at the Central Technical College, South Kensington.[2] He obtained a B.Sc. degree[1]. In 1895 he married Helen Scott, the second daughter of the Henry Borthistle of Wexford. Helen Scott died in 1897. Then in 1901 he married Alice Gertrude, daughter of William Herbert Wilson.[2]

Career

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  • Nine Elms Locomotive Works of the London and South Western Railway, 1887-1888
  • Professor of Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Madras, 1888-1900
  • Public Works Department, Madras, 1892-4[2][3]
  • Inspector of Technical Schools, Madras[3]
  • Director of Industrial and Technical Inquiries, Madras, 1906-8
  • Director of Industries, Madras, 1908
  • Director of Industries and Commerce, Mysore, 1913-16
  • Member of the Indian Industrial Commission, 1916-18
  • Director of Sandal Wood Oil Factories, 1918
  • Industrial Adviser to the Mysore State, 1918
  • Industrial Adviser to the Tata Industrial Bank, Bombay, 1919[2][3]

After Alfred Chatterton retired from government service in 1918 he was a Consulting engineer in both England and India until 1933.[1][3]

Special work

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  • Design and construction of workshops, College of Engineering, Madras
  • Extension of Irrigation in Kistana Delta
  • Sandal Wood Oil Factories, Mysore[3]

New developments

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Alfred Chatterton introduced to India:

  • Mechanical methods of lift irrigation
  • Use of Aluminium
  • Chrome leather manufacture
  • Sandal wood oil distillation[3]

War service

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Membership of professional bodies

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Awards and honours

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Clubs

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Bibliography

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  • Chatterton, Alfred (1887). "Flour-mills and their machinery". Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 90 (1887): 366–381. doi:10.1680/imotp.1887.21032. ISSN 1753-7843. Retrieved 6 September 2017.[1][3]
  • Chatterton, Alfred (1888). "The prevention and the extinction of fires". Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 93 (1888): 437–461. doi:10.1680/imotp.1888.21071. ISSN 1753-7843. Retrieved 6 September 2017.[1][3]
  • Chatterton, Alfred (1901). Hydraulic experiments in the Kistna Delta. Professional papers / College of Engineering, Madras. Madras: Superintendent, Government Press. ASIN B0000CQLU5.[3]
  • Chatterton, Alfred (1901). Industrial Education. Madras: Superintendent, Government Press.[citation needed]
  • Chatterton, Alfred (1903). Agricultural and Industrial Problems in India. Madras: G.A. Natesan & Co. OCLC 11772748.[2][3]
  • Chatterton, Alfred (1907). Lift irrigation. Madras: Superintendent Government Press.[2][3]
  • Chatterton, Alfred (1912). Industrial Evolution, in India. Hindu Office.[2][3]
  • Chatterton, Alfred (1925). "The Industrial Progress of the Mysore State". Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. 73 (3788): 714–745. JSTOR 41357003.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Obituary. Sir Alfred Chatterton, CIE, 1866-1958" (PDF). Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 13 (3). Institution of Civil Engineers: 440–441. July 1959. doi:10.1680/iicep.1959.12068. ISSN 1753-7789. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sears, John Ed., ed. (1922). Who's Who in Engineering. London. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 30 August 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t City and Guilds College (London, England) (1936). Register of Students of the City and Guilds College, 1884-1934. Frome: Butler & Tanner Limited. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04.
  4. ^ "1896 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: MembersCategory:Alumni of the University of London". Grace's Guide. Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Grace's Guide. 1896. Archived from the original on 2016-12-10. Retrieved 30 August 2017. Members[:] 1891. Chatterton, Alfred, Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, Madras, India; and 10 Mundania Road, Honor Oak, London, S.E.
  5. ^ Proceedings - Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Parts 1-2. 1920. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. His Majesty the King has conferred the following honours upon members ... Knights Bachelor.---Alfred Chatterton, C.I.E.
  6. ^ "Fellows and Honorary Graduates". Imperial College London. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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