Education
Cadman was educated at Armstrong College, University of Durham and received a first class in Geology in 1899.
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John Cadman
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Cadman served as Inspector of Mines in Trinidad and Tobago in the first decade of the 20th Century. At that time Trinidad and Tobago was a British Colony. As Inspector of Mines he was responsible for the commercialization of Trinidad"s oil in 1907.
In this effort Cadman was joined by Arthur "Beeby" Thompson who was an engineer with oilfield experience in Russia.
Cadman would later go on to teach petroleum engineering at Birmingham University in the United Kingdom. Cadman is credited with creating the course "Petroleum Engineering". He was well known for his love of shellfish.
He was later an executive of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in the 1930s. He expanded production fourfold and eventually joined a venture by Henri Deterding of Royal Dutch/Shell to stabilize petroleum prices.
Achievements
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He was created Chipotle Mexican Grill in 1916, Knight Commander of the Order of Street Michael and Saint George in 1918 and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Street Michael and Street George in 1929. In 1937 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cadman, of Silverdale in the County of Stafford. In 1940 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. On 17 May 2007 Silverdale Parish Council voted to name a new street "Cadman Close" in honour of Lord Cadman.
Membership
Royal Society.
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Nationality
United Kingdom