Background
Askew, William George was born on November 5, 1916 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. Son of William and Catherine (Higgins) Askew.
Askew, William George was born on November 5, 1916 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. Son of William and Catherine (Higgins) Askew.
Student, Birmingham Technology College, 1933-1934.
Research assistant, Midland Laboratory Guild, Birmingham, 1933-1935; superintendent, Hall St. Metal, Birmingham, 1935-1938; editor, Louis Cassier Company, London, 1938-1939; editor, Institute Metals, London, 1946-1949; editor, Society Chemical Industry, London, 1949-1950; publicity manager, George Kent Ltd., Luton, England, 1950-1958; director public, Institution of Electrical Engineers, London and Stevenage, England, 1958-1977; chairman, Research Studies Press, Baldock, England, since 1977. Managing director Peter Peregrinus Ltd., London, 1964-1977. Chairman Unesco Advisory Group, Paris, 1968-1969, Alpsp, London, 1977-1978, George Godwin Ltd., London, 1977-1982.
Member council Letchworth Urban District Council, England, 1959-1966. Member Hertfordshire Education Committee, 1966-1980. Freeman City of London, 1967.
Liveryman Stationers Company, London, 1967. Chairman Governors St. Michael's School, Stevenage, 1969-1972. Major Middlesex Yeomanry, 1939-1946.
Fellow Institution Electrical Engineers.
Married Audrey Brumhead, June 21, 1941 (deceased August 1950). Children: Ann, Adrian. Married Elizabeth Mary Seed, April 16, 1952.
Children: Mary, Jane, Caroline, William, John.