Capel Lofft Holden
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Born | Henry Capel Lofft Holden 23 January 1856 Cheltenham, England |
Died | 30 March 1937 Greenwich, London, England | (aged 81)
Resting place | Highgate Cemetery |
Occupation | Engineer |
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Brigadier-General Sir Henry Capel Lofft Holden
Biography
He was born in Cheltenham, the eldest son of the classical scholar Hubert Ashton Holden, and his wife, Letitia Lofft. He was educated at the Queen Elizabeth's School, Ipswich and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1875 and saw service in India.[2][3]
From 1881, he served in the technical branches of the Army in connection with the development of artillery and the manufacture of ordnance.
During his working life he was credited with the design and development of numerous artillery related electrical instruments such as the chronograph for measuring projectile speeds. He served on the board of the National Physical Laboratory from 1907 to 1911.
In 1895, designed an engine he fitted to a bicycle and designed the first four-cylinder motorcycle between 1899 and 1902.
In 1906 he designed the Brooklands motor racing circuit in Weybridge, Surrey.
He was a director of
He had married Elizabeth (Bessie) in London in 1889, the daughter of R. Farrant.[2]
He lived in retirement in Malvern and died in Greenwich,[5] London, in 1937. His ashes were buried in the Holden family grave (plot no.32161) on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.
Honours and awards
- 1895: Elected Fellow of the Royal Society[6]
- 1902: Lefroy Gold Medal [4]
- 1904: Chairman of Royal Automobile Club[7]
- Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) [8]
- 1913: Vice-president of IEE[3]
- 1914: Elected President of IEE but too busy to accept the post [3]
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)[9]
References
- ^ "Obituary: Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden". The Times. 31 March 1937. p. 12.
- ^ a b C. Hayavadana Rao. "Holden, Colonel Henry Capel Lofft". Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ doi:10.1049/jiee-1.1937.0225. Retrieved 2 February 2019.)
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- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Fellows Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Royal Automobile Club (RAC)". Graces Guide. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "No. 28505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1911. p. 4591.
- ^ "No. 29423". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1915. p. 80.