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Alfred Giles (civil engineer)

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Alfred Giles
Born
London
NationalityBritish
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil
InstitutionsInstitution of Civil Engineers (president)

Alfred Giles (3 October 1816 – 1895) was a British civil engineer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1878 and 1892.

Giles was born in London,[1] the second son of Francis Giles canal builder and railway engineer and his wife Mary Ann Wyer, daughter of Samuel Wyer of Birmingham. He was educated at Charterhouse School and became a civil engineer, constructing railways and dock works in Britain and overseas. He was consulting Engineer to Southampton Dock Co., chairman of Union Steamship Co. and a director of Commercial Union Fire and Life Assurance Co.[2] Giles was also created a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by King Christian IX of Denmark.[3] He lived in Godalming in Surrey.[3][4]

Giles was elected Member of Parliament for Southampton, first winning his seat in a by-election in 1878, sitting as a Conservative.[5] He lost his seat at the 1880 General Election but regained it in another by-election in 1883.[5] He retained his seat at the 1885 and 1886 General Elections but was defeated in 1892 by the Liberal Party's Francis Evans.[6]

Giles served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from May 1893 to May 1894.[3][7]

Giles married Jane Emily Coppard, daughter of John Coppard of Hastings in 1838. Their son Charles Tyrrell Giles was a lawyer and politician. They also had a daughter, Mary.[4][8]

References

  1. ^ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2009, retrieved 3 December 2008
  2. ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886 - Alfred Giles
  3. ^ a b c Parish 2008, p. 95.
  4. ^ a b Lundy, Darryl, Entry at The Peerage, retrieved 3 December 2008
  5. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977], British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.), Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services, p. 280, ISBN 0-900178-26-4
  6. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974], British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.), Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services, p. 189, ISBN 0-900178-27-2
  7. ^ Watson 1988, p. 251.
  8. ^ Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley (1908), The Catholic who's who

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Southampton
18781880
With: Sir Frederick Perkins
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Southampton
1883–1892
With: Henry Lee (1883–1885)
John Edmund Commerell (1885–1888)
Francis Evans (1888–1892)
Succeeded by
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Preceded by President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
May 1893 – May 1894
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