Background
JOLY DE LOTBINIERE, Alain Chartier was born on October 31, 1862 in Quebec, Canada. Son of late Sir Henry Jolyde Lotbiniere.
JOLY DE LOTBINIERE, Alain Chartier was born on October 31, 1862 in Quebec, Canada. Son of late Sir Henry Jolyde Lotbiniere.
Studied at Royal Marines College, Kingston, Canada.
Entered ll.E. 1886; Captain, 1895. Major, 1903; proposed and carried out the first large Hydro Electric Transmission Power Scheme in the East, id est (that is) the Cauvery Falls Transmission of Power to the Kolar Goldfields in Mysore, S.I. For a short time this was the longest power transmission line in the world.
At present engaged in constructing a large Hydro Electric Power Installation on the River Shelum in Kashmir. This power will be used for the Abbotabad Srinagar Railway, dredging of the River Shelum in Kashmir, and for industrial purposes in Kashmir and the Punjab. R.E., Kaiser-i-llind gold medal; Chief Engineer, Jammu and Kashmir Electrical Dexartnient.
Spouse 1887, Marion Helen Campbell.