Person
L'Estrange, William Mandeville Ellis (1868 - 1951)
- Born
- 11 December 1868
Dublin, Ireland - Died
- 20 December 1951
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
William L'Estrange was an electrical engineer who played leading roles in the companies that provided electricity to Brisbane and Townsville. After arriving in Brisbane in 1886 he worked in surveying until joining the Brisbane Electric Supply Co. in 1893. He returned to the United Kingdom in 1898 to negotiate the acquisition of equipment for his employer. Before returning to Queensland, he studied electrical engineering and gained professional experience in the U.S.A. L'Estrange rose to be Managing Director and Chairman of the Ipswich Electric Supply Co. Ltd. He was active in the Queensland Institute of Engineers and the Brisbane Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia. L'Estrange favoured legislation to allow overhead rather than underground reticulation of electricity supply. He also advocated improved road construction programs and the creation of a department of highways to control road-making.
Details
Chronology
- 1886
- Life event - Migrated to Queensland
- 1893 - 1900
- Career position - Engineer, Brisbane Electric Supply Co. Ltd
- 1900 - 1912
- Career position - Secretary, Brisbane (later City) Electric Supply Co. Ltd
- 1911
- Career position - President, Queensland Institute of Engineers
- 1912 - 1917
- Career position - Joint Manager and Engineer, City Electric Light Company Ltd
- 1913 -
- Career position - Chairman, Queensland State Repatriation Board
- 1913 -
- Career position - Member, Institute of Electrical Engineers
- 1917 - 1927
- Career position - Secretary, Ipswich Electric Supply Co. Ltd
- 1927 - 1935
- Career position - Member of the Senate, University of Queensland
- 1933 - 1935
- Career position - Chairman, Brisbane Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1933 - 1938
- Career position - Chairman, Ipswich Electric Supply Co. Ltd
- 1938
- Life event - Retired
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Prentice, S. A., 'L'Estrange, William Mandeville Ellis (1868-1951), Electrical Engineer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), pp. 86-87. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150108b.htm. Details
Edited Books
- Whitmore, R. L. ed., Eminent Queensland Engineers [volume 1] (Brisbane, Queensland: The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Queensland Division, 1984), 75 pp. https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2017-01/eqe_vol_i.compressed.pdf. pp.48-49 'W.M.E. L'Estrange AMIEAust MIEE FCIS(Lond)'. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24087710. Details
- 'L'Estrange, William Mandeville Ellis (18681211-19511220)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468151. Details
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