Dowding, Michael Frederick, 1918-1991

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Dowding, Michael Frederick, 1918-1991

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        Dates of existence

        1918-1991

        History

        Dowding, Michael Frederick, son of Guy Francis Dowding, consulting engineer, of Barnes, and Frances Constance, d. of Frederick Bragger, civil servant, of Chelsea; b. 19 Nov. 1918; adm. Sept. 1932 (KS); left July 1937; Magd. Coll. Camb., matric. 1937, BA 1941, MA 1946; RA 1939- 46 (Major), despatches (NW Europe) Apr. 1946; AMIMechE 1949, MIMechE 1952, FIMechE 1960, FIM 1986; successively sales dir., chief engineer and man. dir. Davy Corpn 1946-72; chairman Davy International Ltd 1964-72; chairman Michael Dowding Associates, consulting engineers, 1972-; Cdr Knights of Finnish Lion (1st class) 1969; CBE 1973; Pres. Metals Society 1978-9; dir. N. M. Rothschild International 1979-85; m. 15 Mar. 1947 Rosemary, d. of Somerville Hastings MS FRCS MP; d. 8 Feb. 1991.

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        Authority record identifier

        GB-2014-WSA-06347

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        GB 2014

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        International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition

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        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020

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            The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1919 to Election 1989, Volume 4, compiled by F.E. Pagan and H.E. Pagan, Padstow, 1992

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