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Born the son of [[Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet]], Alfred ran the operations of [[Sir Robert McAlpine]], contractors, in the north west of England. Alfred played cricket for [[Denbighshire]] in the 1926 / 1927 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wcs.councilcricketsocieties.com/Archive/Players/511/511975/511975.html |title=Alfred David McAlpine|publisher= Cricket Archive|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> He became a [[Knight bachelor]] in the 1932 [[New Year Honours]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=33785|startpage=2|date=31 December 1931|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> |
Born the son of [[Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet]], Alfred ran the operations of [[Sir Robert McAlpine]], contractors, in the north west of England. Alfred played cricket for [[Denbighshire]] in the 1926 / 1927 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wcs.councilcricketsocieties.com/Archive/Players/511/511975/511975.html |title=Alfred David McAlpine|publisher= Cricket Archive|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> He became a [[Knight bachelor]] in the 1932 [[New Year Honours]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=33785|startpage=2|date=31 December 1931|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> |
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Having been appointed to run McAlpine (Midlands) Ltd, which covered the Midlnds and Northwest of England, in 1935 following the death of Sir Robert and his eldest son, Alfred ran the company independently. In 1940, it was agreed to formally separate the entities, and so the company name and the Midlands operations were handed back to the former company, while Alfred formed the new [[Alfred McAlpine|Sir Alfred McAlpine & Son]]. Under a non-compete agreement with its former parent company, Sir Alfred McAlpine confined itself to civil engineering and to the north west of England.<ref>Gray, pp. 23-5</ref> |
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He was appointed an Officer of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John]] on 20 December 1937.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=34470|startpage=29|date=4 January 1938|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> |
He was appointed an Officer of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John]] on 20 December 1937.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=34470|startpage=29|date=4 January 1938|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:19, 11 November 2012
Sir Alfred David McAlpine (6 November 1881 - 25 May 1944) was the founder of the construction company Sir Alfred McAlpine & Son.
Career
Born the son of Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet, Alfred ran the operations of Sir Robert McAlpine, contractors, in the north west of England. Alfred played cricket for Denbighshire in the 1926 / 1927 season.[1] He became a Knight bachelor in the 1932 New Year Honours.[2]
Having been appointed to run McAlpine (Midlands) Ltd, which covered the Midlnds and Northwest of England, in 1935 following the death of Sir Robert and his eldest son, Alfred ran the company independently. In 1940, it was agreed to formally separate the entities, and so the company name and the Midlands operations were handed back to the former company, while Alfred formed the new Sir Alfred McAlpine & Son. Under a non-compete agreement with its former parent company, Sir Alfred McAlpine confined itself to civil engineering and to the north west of England.[3]
He was appointed an Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John on 20 December 1937.[4]
Family
In 1907 he married Ethel May Williams; they had one son (Alfred James "Jimmie") and two daughters (Gladys Gwendoline and Ethel Mary).[5]
References
- ^ "Alfred David McAlpine". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "No. 33785". The London Gazette. 31 December 1931.
- ^ Gray, pp. 23-5
- ^ "No. 34470". The London Gazette. 4 January 1938.
- ^ "Alfred David McAlpine". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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Sources
- Gray, Tony (1987). The Road to Success: Alfred McAlpine 1935 - 1985. Rainbird Publishing.