Oliver Lyle
Sir Oliver Lyle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891 Weybridge, Surrey |
| Died | 1961 London |
| Spouse | Lilian Spicer |
| Parent | John Lyle & Margaret Macgregor Yorke |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Energy engineering |
| Employer(s) | Tate & Lyle |
| Projects | Steam Efficiency at Thames Refinery |
Sir Oliver Lyle, OBE (1891–1961) was a British sugar technologist during the early 20th century.
Early life[edit]
Lyle was born in Weybridge, Surrey in 1891 (the year his grandfather, Abram Lyle died), to John Lyle, a sugar refiner and ship owner.[1] He grew up in Surrey.
Military[edit]
During World War I, Lyle was an officer in the Highland Light Infantry.[2]
Work at Tate & Lyle[edit]
Lyle started work at what had been Abram Lyle's sugar factory at Plaistow when he was 21 and did various manual jobs such as boiling sugar in the refinery pans; in 1921 sugar refiners: Henry Tate & Sons and Abram Lyle & Sons merged to form Tate & Lyle.[3] Later he and his older brother, Philip, became joint refinery directors. Philip died in 1955.[4] Oliver was now the sole male survivor of the third generation of sugar Lyles. Oliver Lyle was a meticulous record-keeper, as can be seen in his pocketbook, which he carried around with him for over 30 years.[5]
Other activities[edit]
Lyle was an investor in Noel Macklin's Invicta Cars.[6][7][8][9]
Family[edit]
Lyle married Lilian Spicer in Chertsey, Surrey in 1914.[10] The couple had five children. Their eldest son, John, went on to work in the family business.
Honours[edit]
In 1919, Lyle was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[11] In the 1954 New Year Honours, he was knighted for services in promoting fuel efficiency.[11][12]
Publications[edit]
- The Efficient Use of Steam. H.M. Stationery Office. 1947. ISBN 9780114101305.[13]
- Technology for sugar refinery workers. Chapman & Hall. 1950.
- The Plaistow Story. Tate & Lyle. 1960.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ "Penmon, St Georges Avenue, Weybridge, Chertsey, Surrey, England". 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription. 1891. Retrieved 18 September 2014. – via Findmypast (subscription required)
- ^ "No. 29077". The London Gazette. 19 February 1915. p. 1732.
- ^ "Tate & Lyle Home".
- ^ Whalley, H. C. S. (17 September 1955). "Mr Philip Lyle" (PDF). Nature. 176: 534. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Chalmin 1990.
- ^ Andrew English (30 April 2012). "Invicta goes bust". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Bonhams : 1931 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type Low-chassis Tourer Chassis no. S46 Engine no. 7423". Bonhams. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Williams, Jean; Williams, Simon (2013). "Sir (Albert) Noel Campbell Macklin (1886–1946), racing motor car and warship manufacturer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/101214. hdl:2086/10570. ISBN 978-0-19-861411-1. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Baldwin 1994.
- ^ "England & Wales marriages 1837–2008 Transcription". Findmypast. Retrieved 18 September 2014. – via Findmypast (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Lyle, Sir Oliver", Who Was Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, 2021). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "No. 40053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1953. p. 2.
- ^ Harris, P. S. (1994). "Management accounting for food industry environmental issues". Food Industry and the Environment. pp. 347–398. doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-2097-9_10. ISBN 978-1-4613-5872-5.
Sources[edit]
- Chalmin, Philippe (1990). The Making of a Sugar Giant: Tate and Lyle, 1859–1989. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-3-7186-0434-0.
- Barrett, Duncan; Calvi, Nuala (2013). The Sugar Girls: Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End. Ulverscroft Large Print Books. ISBN 978-1-4448-1369-2.
- Fairrie, Geoffrey (1951). The sugar refining families of Great Britain. Tate & Lyle.
- "Incorporated Plant Engineers". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 17 January 1953. p. 4 col A. Retrieved 18 September 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Domestic Market". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 16 February 1951. p. 6 col A. Retrieved 18 September 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "End competition between fuels". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 January 1953. p. 6 col E. Retrieved 18 September 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Baldwin, Nick (1994). A-Z of Cars of the 1920s. Bay View Books. ISBN 978-1-870979-53-5.
- Short, W. (1979). Fuel Economy Handbook. Graham & Trotman. ISBN 978-0-86010-130-7.
- "No. 32447". The London Gazette. 6 September 1921. p. 7076.
External links[edit]
- A visit to the Tate & Lyle archive
- Margaret Macgregor Yorke family tree
- Oliver Lyle in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Oliver Lyle in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Oliver Lyle in libraries (WorldCat catalog)