Leopold Halliday Savile
Leopold Halliday Savile | |
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Born |
31 August 1870 Bridge of Earn, Perthshire |
Died | 1953 |
Nationality | British |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil, |
Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president), Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers (president) |
Sir Leopold Halliday Savile, KCB (31 August 1870–1953) was a British civil engineer.[1][2]
Savile was born at Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland on 31 August 1870.[3] Savile was a distant descendent of Anne Plantagenet, the sister of Richard III and Edward IV.[2] In 1904 Savile married Evelyn Styleman.[2] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1925.[4] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the same order on 1 March 1929.[5]
In 1931 Savile was elected a member of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers and was their president in 1948.[1] Savile was appointed to the panel of qualified civil engineers required by the Reservoirs Act of 1930 where he was responsible for the design, construction and inspection of reservoirs.[6] At this time he was working for Alexander Gibb and partners.[6] He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers between November 1940 and November 1941.[7] He died in 1953.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Watson, Garth (1989). The Smeatonians: The Society of Civil Engineers. Thomas Telford Ltd. p. 170. ISBN 0-7277-1526-7.
- 1 2 3 Marquis of Ruvigny & Raineval (1994). Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 132. ISBN 0-8063-1433-8.
- ↑ Gordon Masterton's ICE presidential address
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33007. p. 2. 30 December 1925. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33472. p. 1437. 26 February 1929. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 33890. p. 7828. 9 December 1932. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ↑ Watson, Garth (1988). The Civils. Thomas Telford. p. 253. ISBN 0-7277-0392-7.
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Preceded by Clement Hindley |
President of the Institution of Civil Engineers November 1940 – November 1941 |
Succeeded by Charles Inglis |