John Cadman, 1st Baron Cadman
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John Cadman, 1st Baron Cadman (7 September 1877–31 May 1941) was a British mining engineer, petroleum technologist and public servant. Cadman served as Inspector of Mines in Trinidad and Tobago in the first decade of the 20th Century. At that time Trinidad and Tobago was a British Colony. As Inspector of Mines he was responsible for the commercialization of Trinidad's oil in 1907. In this effort Cadman was joined by Arthur "Beeby" Thompson who was an engineer with oilfield experience in Russia.[1][1]
Cadman would later go on to teach Petroleum Engineering at the Birmingham University in the U.K. Cadman is credited with creating the course "Petroleum Engineering". He was well-known for his love of shellfish.
He was later an executive of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in the 1930s. He expanded production fourfold and eventually joined a venture by Henri Deterding of Royal Dutch/Shell to stabilize petroleum prices. In 1937 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cadman, of Silverdale in the County of Stafford.
On 17th May 2007 Silverdale Parish Council voted to name a new street "Cadman Close" in honour of Lord Cadman.
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Cadman | Succeeded by John Basil Cope Cadman |
[edit] See also:
- Anglo-Persian Oil Company
- Abdolhossein Teymourtash
[edit] References
- ^ Website of the South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce
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