Background
He was born in Thetford in Norfolk.
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Edmund Ball
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He was educated in Thetford and then apprenticed as an engineer to Charles Burrell & Sons in that towns.
Career
He specialised in the storage and distribution of water. He had a very successful career, starting as Chief Designer for Benjamin Goodfellow & Company in Hyde, Manchester. Thereafter he served as Works Manager for Reavell & Company in Ipswich, Technical Director for San Georgio Company in Genoa, Technical Director for Samuel & Company Limited in Shanghai and Manchuria, Works Manager at Doctorate Napier & Son in Acton, and Managing Director of Glenfield & Kennedy in Kilmarnock.
His last position also gave him control of two subsidiary companies: British Pitometer and Hydrautomat.
He served as President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers from 1939 to 1940. He was also President of the Institute of Water Engineers.
He died of a heart attack at his home, Eldo House, in Monkton, Ayrshire.
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Membership
He was an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
