| Charles Langbridge Morgan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 1, 1855 Worcester |
| Died | November 9, 1940 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Children | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
Sir Charles Langbridge Morgan CBE (1855 – 9 November 1940) was a British civil engineer.[1]
Morgan was born in 1855 in Worcester, England.[2] He married Mary Watkins in Australia to which her parents had emigrated. Their son, also called Charles Langbridge Morgan, was a playwright and novelist.[3] During the First World War he served in the British Army's Royal Engineers as a Lieutenant-Colonel.[1] Morgan's son also served in the war, as an officer of the Royal Navy.[3] During the war the elder Morgan undertook "special engineering duties" for the War Office in Italy and France.[1] On 6 April 1917 he was appointed Deputy Director of Railways and also served as Commissioner of the Newhaven and Seaford Sea Defences in East Sussex.[1][4] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918.[1]
After the war Morgan served as a member of the Disposals Board, a government body formed to dispose of surplus war material, a body he was still a member of (with the rank of Colonel) on 29 December 1922 when it was announced that he would received a knighthood in the New Year Honours.[5] The knighthood was conferred by King George V at Buckingham Palace on 15 February 1923.[6] From November 1923 to November 1924 Morgan served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, an organisation he had joined as an Associate Member on 9 January 1883.[1][7] He was also a member of the Territorial Army Engineer and Railway Staff Corps, an unpaid volunteer unit which provides technical expertise to the British Army. He resigned his commission as Lieutenant-Colonel in this corps on 18 February 1925, he had permission to retain his rank and to continue to wear the uniform.[8] He died on 9 November 1940.[9]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Institution of Civil Engineers (January 1941). "OBITUARY. SIR CHARLES LANGBRIDGE MORGAN, CBE, 1855-1940". http://jisc.iceknowledge.com/ArticleView.aspx?doi=14267. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ↑ Masterton, Gordon (2005). "ICE Presidential Address". http://www.ice.org.uk/downloads//presidents_address_2005(1).pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 James, Dr Mary Auronwy. "MORGAN, CHARLES LANGBRIDGE". http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s2-MORG-LAN-1894.html. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ↑ "No. 30022". 17 April 1917. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30022/page/
- ↑ "No. 32782". 29 December 1922. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32782/page/
- ↑ "No. 32813". 10 April 1923. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32813/page/
- ↑ Watson 1988, p. 252.
- ↑ "No. 33021". 17 February 1925. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33021/page/
- ↑ "No. 35151". 2 May 1941. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35151/page/
Bibliography[]
- Watson, Garth (1988). "The Civils". Thomas Telford Ltd. ISBN 0-7277-0392-7.
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