Roger Gaskell Hetherington
Sir Roger Gaskell Hetherington | |
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Born | 10 February 1876 |
Died | 24 February 1952 (aged 76) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Highgate School |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse | Honoria Ford |
Children | Mary, Roger LeGeyt, Arthur Ford and Stephen Lonsdale |
Parent(s) | William Lonsdale Hetherington, Mary Gaskell |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil |
Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (President) |
Sir Roger Gaskell Hetherington
Life
Roger Gaskell Hetherington was born in Sherborne, Dorset on 10 February 1876, the eldest son of William Lonsdale Hetherington and his wife, Mary Gaskell, daughter of John Dakin Gaskell, a barrister of Highgate, London. His father was assistant Master at Sherborne School when he was born, but the family soon after returned to Highgate.[3]
He entered Highgate School in 1889.[4] After school he attended Trinity College, Cambridge,[5]
Hetherington served as an officer in the 4th (
All his life he suffered from a weak heart and was never passed fit for active service. He relinquished that commission upon the completion of his service on 25 February 1919, retaining his rank.
Hetherington had become a governor at Highgate School in 1917.
Hetherington's career as a civil servant began in 1930 when he became the Chief Engineering Inspector at the
Hetherington had been appointed an
On 24 June 1947, at a special general meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers, he was elected their president for the November 1947 to November 1948 session.[14] Hetherington was only elected because the death of the president-elect Sir Frederick Cook following his election in May. This was the second successive year that the ICE's president-elect had died before entering office.[14] Hetherington died in 1952.[1]
His eldest son Roger Le Geyt Hetherington (1908–1990) was president of the ICE for 1972–73.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Watson 1988, p. 254.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Roger Hetherington". The Times. 26 February 1952. p. 6.
- ^ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2009, retrieved 11 February 2009
- ^ Thomson, W. Sinclair, ed. (1927). Highgate School Roll 1833-1922 (3rd ed.). p. 134.
- ^ "Hetherington, Roger Gaskell (HTRN894RG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 26913". The London Gazette. 23 November 1897. p. 6534.
- ^ "No. 29236". The London Gazette. 20 July 1915. p. 7077.
- ^ "No. 29267". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 August 1915. p. 8241.
- ^ "No. 32520". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 November 1921. p. 9129.
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- ^ British History Online (1936), Survey of London: volume 17: The parish of St Pancras part 1: The village of Highgate, retrieved 15 February 2009
- ^ London Remembers, Roger Gaskell Hetherington, retrieved 15 February 2009
- The National Archives (1905–1952), Records of the Ministry of Health, retrieved 15 February 2009
- ^ a b Watson 1988, p. 84.
Bibliography
- Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-0392-7