- Henry Maybury
Henry Percy Maybury (1864 –
7 January 1943 ) was a Britishcivil engineer . [http://www.glynvalleytramway.co.uk/10.html Glyn Valley Tramway Trust biography] ] He began his career as arailway engineer, working on many railways inEngland andWales before becoming the county surveyor forKent . At the start ofWorld War One he as appointed to supervise roads used by the Allies inFrance , holding theBritish Army rank ofBrigadier-General . In recognition of his services in this theatre he was appointed a Companion of theOrder of the Bath and a Knight Commander of theOrder of St Michael and St George by theBritish government and an officer of theLegion of Honour by the French. After the war he held variouscivil service positions, mainly within the Ministry of Transport, and was elected president of theInstitution of Civil Engineers in 1933.Early life
Maybury was born in Uffington in
Shropshire and was educated at nearbyUpton Magna . Upon finishing his studies Maybury began work for theShrewsbury and Hereford Railway , a joint venture between the Great Western and London and North Western railway companies. He worked on theGlyn Valley Tramway during the rebuilding in 1886. From 1892 until 1895 he served as the engineer and surveyor of theFfestiniog Railway , followed by a similar appointment to theTewkesbury and Malvern railway. From 1904 until 1913 Maybury served as the county surveyor forKent . In 1910 he was a member of the Advisory Engineering Committee to the Road Board, serving as their Chief Engineering Officer upon leaving his position in Kent.First World War
From the start of the
First World War he was appointed by theWar Office to build and maintain roads at military camps in the United Kingdom. In 1916 he was promoted to the rank ofBrigadier General and placed in charge of the Roads Directorate which supervised the roads used by Allied forces in France. The directorate was responsible for 40,000 men and 4,000 miles of roads. He was appointed a Companion of theOrder of the Bath and an Officer of theLegion of Honour in 1917.Later life
In 1919 he was created a Knight Commander of the
Order of St Michael and St George and was appointed Director General of the Roads Department of the Ministry of Transport, a position he would hold for the next nine years. He served as president of the newly formed Institute of Transport in 1921 and as aJustice of the Peace for Kent in 1922. He was appointed to the twelve memberLondon and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee when it was formed in 1928 and had responsibility to advise the Minister of Transport on theLondon Traffic Area .In 1927 he officially opened Maybury Road in
Edinburgh , named in his honour, in his capacity as Director General of the Ministry of Transport. Upon retiring from the ministry in 1928 he was given thefreedom of the city ofShrewsbury . Maybury was elected as president of theInstitution of Civil Engineers in 1933, an annual accolade awarded to the professions most regarded engineers.Citation | first = Garth | last = Watson| title = The Civils | publisher = London: Thomas Telford Ltd | page = 253
year = 1988 | isbn = 0-727-70392-7]He died, at his home in Shrewsbury, on
7 January 1943 . The National Portrait Gallery holds ten portraits of Maybury in its photographical collection. [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp62434 National Portrait Gallery collection] ]References
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