William Grierson

William Wylie Grierson (9 December 1863 – 14 March 1935) was a British civil engineer.[1]

William was born to James Grierson (Manager of the Great Western Railway) and Margaret Emily Grierson and was educated at Rugby School.[2] William married Aleen Isabel Bell on 14 September 1927 at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. William followed in his father's footsteps as engineer in chief to the Great Western Railway between 1904 and 1923, following which he established an engineering consultancy firm.[3] In 1918 he was made a commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1] He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from 1929 to 1930.[4] He also served in the Engineer and Railway Staff Corps, a Territorial Army unit whose members volunteer advice to the army on engineering matters.[3][5] He died suddenly in San Remo, Italy on 14 March 1935 after an operation.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b The Peerage biography
  2. ^ The Peerage biography of James Grierson
  3. ^ a b c Times Obituary 18 March 1935
  4. ^ Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, London: Thomas Telford Ltd, p. 252, ISBN 0-727-70392-7 
  5. ^ London Gazette: no. 28657. p. 7867. 25 October 1912. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
Brodie Henderson		 President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
November 1929 – November 1930		 Succeeded by
George Humphreys