John Cadman, 1st Baron Cadman
John Cadman, 1st Baron Cadman technologist and public servant.
Early life
Cadman was educated at
Career
Cadman served as Inspector of Mines in Trinidad and Tobago in the first decade of the 20th century. At that time Trinidad and Tobago was a British Colony. As Inspector of Mines he was responsible for the commercialization of Trinidad's oil in 1907. In this effort Cadman was joined by Arthur "Beeby" Thompson who was an engineer with oilfield experience in Russia.[3][4]
Cadman later went on to teach
He was well known for his love of shellfish.
He was later Chairman of the
Marriage and family
Cadman married Lilian Harrigan in 1907. The couple had four children, daughters Marguerite and Sybil, and sons John and Denys.
Honours
He was created CMG in 1916, KCMG in 1918 and GCMG in 1929. On 7 June 1937 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cadman, of
In 1940 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[1][7]
On 17 May 2007 Silverdale Parish Council voted to name a new street "Cadman Close" in honour of Lord Cadman.
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See also
References
- ^ S2CID 162211042.
- ^ "John Cadman, Lord Cadman of Silverdale". Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce at www.stcic.org
- ^ Website of the South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- ^ "John Cadman". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "No. 34408". The London Gazette. 15 June 1937. p. 3856.
- ^ "Library and archive catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 15 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.