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Bamber, H.K.G. (Henry Kelway Gwyer)
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1864-1924
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Born in Pinner, England, February 5, 1864, Bamber was educated at University College, Gower Street, and at the College of Mines, Kensington. He was trained in the chemistry of cement manufacture, and became a managing director of the British company, Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (London) formed in 1900. When that company formed the British Portland Cement Manufacturers, Ltd. Bamber became a managing director of that company also. Bamber later became Vice-President of the Institution of Structural Engineers.
In 1911, Bamber travelled to Canada to investigate the possibility of manufacturing cement on the B.C. coast. He was responsible for the choice of site and early development of a cement works on Saanich Inlet at the site subsequently named “Bamberton” for him. Bamber died in an auto accident near Gravesend, England, September 20, 1924.
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KHUGHES 2014-03-14|PAWASHIN 2014-03-18
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Name and biography from: Obituary. The Structural Engineer : London : (journal) Vol. II No. 10, October 1924, p. 340. (The official journal of the Institution of Structural Engineers).
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