Charles Augustus Carlow
Charles Augustus Carlow | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1878 |
| Died | 13 August 1954 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | Heriot-Watt College University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | Mining engineer, businessman, philanthropist |
| Known for | Owner of Fife Coal Company |
| Parent(s) | Charles Carlow Mary Weatherstone Lindsay |
| Relatives | William Lindsay (maternal grandfather) Sir William Reid (cousin) |
Charles Augustus Carlow FRSE D.Litt LL.D (February 1878 – 13 August 1954) was a leading 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 (1849-1923), also a mining engineer, and his wife, Mary Weatherstone (née Lindsay; 1851-1929), daughter of William Lindsay, a shipowner. He studied mining technology at Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh University.
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.[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. This is called the Charles Carlow Miners Convalescent Home in his memory.[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
- ^ https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf
- ^ http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/93821/8/CarlowToOUPtext29October2015.pdf
- ^ http://www.blaircastle.net/history.htm
- ^ "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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