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Charles Augustus Carlow
FRSE
Charles Augustus Carlow FRSE
Born	30 November 1878; Leven, Fife, Scotland
Died	13 August 1954 (aged 75); St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Alma mater	Heriot-Watt College; University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)	Mining engineer, businessman, philanthropist
Known for	Owner of Fife Coal Company
Relatives	William Lindsay (maternal grandfather); Sir William Reid (cousin)

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Charles Augustus Carlow FRSE (30 November 1878 – 13 August 1954) was a Scottish mining engineer and owner and managing director of the Fife Coal Company Ltd., that was based in Leven, Fife.

Life

Carlow was born at 2 Links Place in Leven, Fife on 30 November 1878 to Mary Weatherstone (née Lindsay; 1851-1929), daughter of William Lindsay, a shipowner, and Charles Carlow (1849-1923) a mining engineer. He studied mining technology at Heriot-Watt College and the University of Edinburgh.

In 1952 he was awarded an honorary doctorate (LLD) from the University of St Andrews. He died in St Andrews in Fife on 13 August 1954.^[1]

Family

He was the maternal grandson of William Lindsay FRSE (1819-1884).

He was first cousin to Sir Charles Carlow Reid co-author with his son, Sir William Reid of the "Reid Report" on the state of British coal-mining.^[2]

Benefactions

In 1927 he gave Blair House and 27 acres of ground near Culross in Fife to serve as a convalescent home for elderly and injured miners. The home is named for him as Charles Carlow Miners Convalescent Home.^[3]

Positions held

See^[4]

Deputy Lieutenant of Fife.
Managing Director of the Fife Coal Company Ltd
Chairman of Shotts Iron Company
Chairman of Fife and Clackmannan Coal Owners Association
President of the Institute of Mining Engineers
President of the Mining Institute of Scotland
Fellow of the Institute of Fuel
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
President of the Association of Mining Electrical Engineers
Chairman of the Transport Committee of Scottish Coal Owners^[5]

References

^ C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ Outram, Quentin (26 May 2016), "Carlow, Charles Augustus (1878–1954), mining engineer and manager" (PDF), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/106746
^ "::: Convalescence :::". www.blaircastle.net. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Charles A. Carlow (Deceased 1954) - AIME". www.aimehq.org.
^ Museum, Durham Mining. "Durham Mining Museum - Charles Augustus Carlow". www.dmm.org.uk.

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[1] C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[2] Outram, Quentin (26 May 2016), "Carlow, Charles Augustus (1878–1954), mining engineer and manager" (PDF), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/106746

[3] "::: Convalescence :::". www.blaircastle.net. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[4] "Charles A. Carlow (Deceased 1954) - AIME". www.aimehq.org.

[5] Museum, Durham Mining. "Durham Mining Museum - Charles Augustus Carlow". www.dmm.org.uk.

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 | name = Charles Augustus Carlow
+| post-nominals = [[FRSE]]
-| birth_date = February 1878
+| birth_date = {{birth date|1878|11|30|df=y}}
-| birth_place = [[Scoonie]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]]
+| birth_place = [[Leven, Fife|Leven]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]]
-| death_date = {{death date and age|1954|08|13|1878|02||df=y}}
+| death_date = {{death date and age|1954|08|13|1878|11|30|df=y}}
 | death_place = [[St Andrews]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]]
 | occupation = Mining engineer, businessman, philanthropist
-| known_for = Owner of [[Fife Coal Company]]
+| known_for = Owner of Fife Coal Company
+| parents =
-| residence = [[Leven, Fife]], [[Scotland]]
+| relatives = [[William Lindsay (shipowner)|William Lindsay]] <small>(maternal grandfather)</small><br />[[William Reid (mining engineer)|Sir William Reid]] <small>(cousin)</small>
-| parents = Charles Carlow<br>Mary Lindsay
+| alma_mater = [[Heriot-Watt University|Heriot-Watt College]]<br />[[University of Edinburgh]]
-| relatives = [[William Lindsay (shipowner)|William Lindsay]] <small>(maternal grandfather)</small><br>[[William Reid (mining engineer)|Sir William Reid]] <small>(cousin)</small>
 }}
-'''Charles Augustus Carlow''' [[FRSE]] DL LLD (February 1878 – 13 August 1954) was a leading Scottish mining engineer and owner and managing director of the [[Fife Coal Company]] Ltd based in [[Leven, Fife]].
+'''Charles Augustus Carlow''' [[FRSE]] (30 November 1878 – 13 August 1954) was a Scottish mining engineer and owner and managing director of the [[Fife Coal Company]] Ltd., that was based in [[Leven, Fife]].
 ==Life==
-He was born in [[Fife]] the son of Charles Carlow, also a mining engineer, and his wife, Mary Weatherstone (née Lindsay), daughter of [[William Lindsay (shipowner)|William Lindsay]], a shipowner. He studied mining technology at Heriot-Watt and [[Edinburgh University]].
+Carlow was born at 2 Links Place in [[Leven, Fife]] on 30 November 1878 to Mary Weatherstone (née Lindsay; 1851-1929), daughter of [[William Lindsay (shipowner)|William Lindsay]], a shipowner, and Charles Carlow (1849-1923) a mining engineer.   He studied mining technology at [[Heriot-Watt University|Heriot-Watt College]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]].
+In 1952 he was awarded an honorary doctorate (LLD) from the [[University of St Andrews]]. He died in [[St Andrews]] in [[Fife]] on 13 August 1954.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |title=Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) |author=C D Waterston |author2=A Macmillan Shearer |publisher=[[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] |isbn=090219884X |date=July 2006 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-date=24 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
-The bulk of his life seems  to have been spent living in [[Leven, Fife]].
-In 1952 he was awarded an honorary doctorate (LLD) from [[St Andrews University]].
-He died in [[St Andrews]] in [[Fife]] on 13 August 1954.<ref>https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf</ref>
 ==Family==
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 He was the maternal grandson of [[William Lindsay (shipowner)|William Lindsay]] [[FRSE]] (1819-1884).
-He was first cousin to Sir [[Charles Carlow Reid]] co-author with his son, [[William Reid (mining engineer)|Sir William Reid]] of the "Reid Report" on the state of British coal-mining.<ref>http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/93821/8/CarlowToOUPtext29October2015.pdf</ref>
+He was first cousin to Sir [[Charles Carlow Reid]] co-author with his son, [[William Reid (mining engineer)|Sir William Reid]] of the "Reid Report" on the state of British coal-mining.<ref>{{Citation |last=Outram |first=Quentin |title=Carlow, Charles Augustus (1878–1954), mining engineer and manager |date=2016-05-26 |url=https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/93821/8/CarlowToOUPtext29October2015.pdf |work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/106746 |access-date=}}</ref>
 ==Benefactions==
-In 1927 he gave Blair House and 27 acres of ground near [[Culross]] in [[Fife]] to serve as a convalescent home for elderly and injured miners. This is called the '''Charles Carlow Miners Convalescent Home''' in his memory.<ref>http://www.blaircastle.net/history.htm</ref>
+In 1927 he gave Blair House and 27 acres of ground near [[Culross]] in [[Fife]] to serve as a convalescent home for elderly and injured miners. The home is named for him as '''Charles Carlow Miners Convalescent Home'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blaircastle.net/history.htm|title=::: Convalescence :::|website=www.blaircastle.net|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>
-==Positions Held==
+==Positions held==
 See<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aimehq.org/programs/award/bio/charles-carlow-deceased-1954|title=Charles A. Carlow (Deceased 1954) - AIME|website=www.aimehq.org}}</ref>
 * [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of [[Fife]].
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 [[Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh]]
 [[Category:Scottish philanthropists]]
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