. Notable Londoners, an illustrated who's who of professional and business men. EDWARD HARRY LANCASTER Consulting Mechanical Engineer. Mr. Lancaster specialisesin automobile development, and has been connected withthis industry since its earliest days, being one of the pioneersof automobilism. He was the first engineer appointed(in igoo) by the Royal .\iitomobile Club, and has heldvarious responsible positions in I-rance, the , and athome. On the formation of the Service Motor Co., Ltd., hejoined the Board as Technical Director, and was responsiblefor the production of the .\lbert Car. H
. Notable Londoners, an illustrated who's who of professional and business men. EDWARD HARRY LANCASTER Consulting Mechanical Engineer. Mr. Lancaster specialisesin automobile development, and has been connected withthis industry since its earliest days, being one of the pioneersof automobilism. He was the first engineer appointed(in igoo) by the Royal .\iitomobile Club, and has heldvarious responsible positions in I-rance, the , and athome. On the formation of the Service Motor Co., Ltd., hejoined the Board as Technical Director, and was responsiblefor the production of the .\lbert Car. He is similarly asso-ciated with the Cubitt Car Distributing Ltd. Mr. Lan-caster is a Member of the Institute of .Automobile Engineersand of the Society of .Automobile Engineers (), also anAssociated Member of the Institute of Mechanical : .golf, tennis, motoring. Clubs: , SIR MALESBURV LETTS, Director, Crosslev Motors, Ltd., Willys OverlandCrossley, Ltd., and A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd. Sir Williamfirst became connected with the British motor industry 25years ago as Sales Director in the British Isles for the Loco-mobile Companv of .America. In 1003, the firm of CharlesJarrott and Letts, Ltd., was established to exploit thesales of various makes of motor cars, including the Sir Williams direction the demand for Crossley carsgrew so rapidly as to exceed the output, and eventually,with him as managing director, Crossley .Motors, Ltd., wasformed. Sir William also founded, in conjunction with N. Willvs of Toledo, , Willvs Overland Cross-ley, Ltd., with a capital of £2,000,000. He is High Sheriffof Carnarvonshire. (Photo: Russell)
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