William Wylie Grierson (9 December 1863 – 14 March 1935) was a British

civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing i ...

.''Times'' Obituary, 18 March 1935
/ref> Grierson was born to James Grierson (Manager of the

Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a History of rail transport in Great Britain, British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, ...

) and Margaret Emily Grierson and was educated at

Rugby School Rugby School is a Public school (United Kingdom), private boarding school for pupils aged 13–18, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independ ...

. William married Aleen Isabel Bell on 14 September 1927 at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. Grierson followed in his father's footsteps as engineer in chief to the Great Western Railway between 1904 and 1923, following which he established an engineering consultancy firm. He was appointed a Commander of the

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in the 1918 New Year Honours for his efforts during the First World War. Grierson acted as chairman of the Committee on the Standardization of Railway Track and Equipment in the period 1918-1924, established in the lead-up to and after UK railway grouping and involving the chief engineers of the principal railway companies. He served as president of the

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from 1929 to 1930. He also served in the Engineer and Railway Staff Corps, a Territorial Army unit whose members volunteer advice to the army on engineering matters. He died suddenly in San Remo,

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on 14 March 1935 after an operation.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grierson, William British civil engineers 1863 births 1935 deaths Presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers People educated at Rugby School Engineer and Railway Staff Corps officers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

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