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Frederick Stewart (other)
Fred, Freddie or Frederick Stewart may refer to: Businessmen *Frederick Charles Stewart (1879-1950), Scottish electrical engineer, industrialist Noblemen, politicians and public servants *Frederick Stewart, 1st Lord Pittenweem (''c.''1590–1625), Scottish nobleman first bearer of title Lord Pittenweem *Frederick Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry (1805–1872), Anglo-Irish nobleman and minor politician *Frederick Stewart (colonial administrator) (1836–1889), Scottish Colonial Secretary in Hong Kong *Fred E. Stewart (''c.''1881–1942), American tax administrator in California from 1926 to 1942 *Frederick Stewart (Australian politician) (1884–1961), Australian businessman, politician and government minister *Sir Frederick Stewart (geologist) (1916–2001), Scottish geologist, academic and government advisor *Fred Stewart (Alberta politician) (1934–2023), Canadian member of Legislative Assembly of Alberta Performers *Frederick Stewart, English baritone on 1917 recording of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Charles Stewart
Frederick Charles Stewart (1879-1950) was a Scottish electrical engineer, industrialist, and patron of the arts. He was a noted benefactor and philanthropist. He was the youngest of three brothers in Glasgow who, from 1898, revolutionised heating, cooling and ventilation in shipping, railways, aircraft and public buildings around the world. Early life Frederick and his brother Alexander William Stewart (1865-1933) and brother William Maxwell Stewart (1874-1926) were born to coal merchant William Stewart and his wife Isabella née Sinclair. The brothers had three sisters, Christina Stewart, Helen M. Stewart and Ida S. Stewart. His two brothers worked in the Clydebank shipyard of J&G Thomson & Co Ltd, soon to be known as John Brown & Company, while Frederick started work with his father's coal merchanting business in Dalmuir before qualifying as an electrical engineer. In 1901 they formed their own company, Thermotank Ltd, Thermotank, based in Glasgow and innovated methods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |