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Sir Edward Wilshire was a British businessman, the chairman of Cable and Wireless Communications.
Wilshire started his career as an ETC apprentice in 1894, rising to chairman of the company in 1936. He was knighted in 1939. After the post-World War 2 government of Clement Atlee privatised the company, he was given the position of company President. Wilshire later wrote a book of his career in the telecommunications industry.
Wilshire died at his London home on 4 March 1968, aged 88.[1]
Swanhunter shipyards later built a cable ship for C&W, which was named Edward Wilshire.
References
- ^ "Sir Edward Wilshire". Montreal Gazette. 4 March 1968. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
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