Background
ADAMS, Henry was born on March 24, 1846. Son of J. H. Adams, North London Railway, g.-son of J. S. Adams of East and West India Docks, and head of family of Adams of East Anglia.
ADAMS, Henry was born on March 24, 1846. Son of J. H. Adams, North London Railway, g.-son of J. S. Adams of East and West India Docks, and head of family of Adams of East Anglia.
Studied at King’s College, London. City of London College (9 prizes and 29 certificates, including two 1st places in 1st class Honours). Foreign 35 years
Professor of Engineering, City London College. Has given over 10,000 lectures. Inventor of the Adams Vortex Blast Pipe for Locos.
President Civ. and Mechanics England Society 1889.
Society Engineers, 1890. City London College Science Society, 1900.
Institute Sanitary Engineers, 1908. And Association of Engineers-in-Charge, 1910.
A Chief Examiner (Engineering) Board of Education.
Examiner in Building Construction, Society Architects. Memb. Council and Chairman of Examiners Royal Sanitary Institute. Superintending Examiner and Honourable Fellow Institute Sanitary
England.
Member of Council, Concrete Institute. Member Arbitration and Engineering Committees, London Chamber of Commerce. Arbitrator London Court of Arbitration.
Ex - Councillor, Borough of Lewisham, and Chairman Works and Highways Committee.
Consulting Engineer, M.S.A., F.R.San.I.
Member of Institution of Civil Engineers. Member of Institute of Mining Engineers. Fellow of Surveyors’ Institution.