Holbrook Gaskell III
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Sir Holbrook Gaskell was a chemical industrialist in Widnes, Lancashire, England.
He was the grandson of Holbrook Gaskell, founder of Gaskell, Deacon & Co. He became chief engineer of the United Alkali Company in 1914. He visited USA with Dr. J. T. Conroy to investigate the electrolytic chlorine processes in use there.[1] With E. M. Hollingsworth he designed West Bank Power Station in the 1920s to supply power to the factories of the United Alkali Company.[2] When this company joined with three other companies to form Imperial Chemical Industries in 1926, Gaskell became the chairman of its General Chemicals Group. Later he became technical director on the board of Imperial Chemical Industries and in 1942 he was knighted for his services to industry.[3]
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- Hardie, D. W. P. (1950). A History of the Chemical Industry of Widnes. London: Imperial Chemical Industries.
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