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British civil engineer (1869–1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francis Ernest Wentworth-Sheilds OBE (also spelt Shields; 16 November 1869 – 10 May 1959) was a British civil engineer.[2][3][4]
Francis Wentworth-Sheilds | |
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Born | Francis Ernest Sheilds 16 November 1869[1] |
Died | 10 May 1959 (aged 89) Southampton, Hampshire, England |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil |
Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president) |
Francis Ernest Sheilds was born in London in 1869, the younger son of engineer Francis Webb Sheilds. Rev. Wentworth Wentworth-Sheilds was his elder brother. The family added the surname Wentworth in 1877. He was educated at St Paul's School in London and Owens College, Manchester.[3][5]
He was appointed to be a Major of the Territorial Army's Engineer and Railway Staff Corps, an unpaid, volunteer unit which provides technical expertise to the British Army, on 28 March 1925.[6] He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers for the November 1944 to November 1945 session.[2] Wentworth-Shields was an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2] He died in 1959 in Southampton.[3]
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