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Famous Scots - Thomas Guthire Russell Sir
Sir Thomas Guthrie Russell K.C.S.I. K.C.I.E... B.sC was born on 19th January 1887
Educated at Glasgow Academy, he studied engineering at Glasgow University and took the degree of B.Sc in 1907. For the next three years h served his engineering apprenticeship with Messrs Niven & Haddin, civil engineers,Glasgow, and in 1910 joined the staff of the North British Railway; but his real future lay in India
In1913 he became Assistnt Engineer to the G.I.P.R. in 1919 as Assistant Secretary to the Agent in 1920; as Deputy Agent,1922 and as Controller of stores 1923
in 1925 his services were lent to the Ohdh and Rohilkhand Railway, and from 1925 there followed brief terms first as Officiating Agent , then as Agent
Elected a member of the Engineering Railway Board in 1928, he became Chief Commissioner of Railways,Indian Railways Board in 1929 a position he retained until 1940. from 1930 to 1940 he was a member of the Council of State, and at the outbeak of World War II served for a year as President of War Transport Board
He was Director General of Munitions Production, India from 1940 until 1944 when he became head of the Red Cross Southern Commission in Germany, as Deputy Chief of Disposals Group
In his later years ,until 1960 he was in partnership with Sir Guthrie Russell
Sir Thomas was a member of the Institution of Engineers ( India ) a body of which he later became President ( 1933-1934 )and was a J.P. in India
He received a Knighthood in 1932
Headstone Photograph
Further Information
Title: SIR
Firstname: THOMAS GUTHIRE
LastName: RUSSELL
Date of Death: 3rd Feb 1963
Age at Death: 76
Cemetery: Lochwinnoch Cemetery
Linthills Road
Town: Lochwinnoch
Region: Glasgow and Clyde Valley
Country: Scotland
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