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Stewart, Alexander Anderson (1874 - 1956) |
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| Engineer and Company director | |
| Born: 31 May 1874 Aberdeen, Scotland. Died: 6 May 1956 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. | |
| (Sir) Alexander Anderson Stewart was a consulting engineer with Fyvie & Stewart (later Alex. Stewart & Co) from 1906-32. Formed Commonwealth Oxygen Co. in 1911; this merged with a Grimwade family company in 1935 to form Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd, of which Stewart was first chairman. |
Career Highlights |
| Born 31 May 1874. Died 6 May 1956. Kt cr 1937. Chief engineer's certificate, Aberdeen White Star Line 1897. Worked for the Line until 1904, chief engineer, Michaelis Hallenstein, Footscray 1904-06, Fyvie & Stewart consulting engineers (later became Alex. Stewart & Co.) 1906-32, formed the Commonwealth Oxygen Co. in 1911, which merged in 1935 with a Grimwade family company to form Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd, of which Stewart was first chairman. Board member of Cuming Smith & Co. Ltd from 1911. Other companies he was involved with include Commonwealth Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd, Australian Fertilizers Ltd, Industrial Chemicals and Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia & New Zealand Ltd. At the time of his death he was chairman of six major Australian companies, including Broken Hill South Ltd and the Trustees Executors & Agency Co., and a director of 15 others. Honorary consulting engineer, Alfred Hospital from1911, president of the board 1935-39, 1942-46. |
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