Oliver Lyle

Oliver Lyle
OBE
Born 1891
Weybridge, Surrey
Died 1961
London
Spouse(s) Lilian Spicer
Parent(s) John Lyle & Margaret Macgregor Yorke

Engineering career

Engineering discipline Energy engineering
Employer(s) Tate & Lyle
Significant projects Steam Efficiency at Thames Refinery

Oliver Lyle (18911961) was a British sugar technologist during the early 20th-century

Early life

Oliver was born in 1891, the year his grandfather, Abram Lyle died, in Weybridge, Surrey to John Lyle, a sugar refiner and ship owner.[1] He grew up in Surrey.

Military

During World War I he was an officer in the Highland Light Infantry[2]

Work at Tate & Lyle

Oliver started work at Abram Lyle's sugar factory at Plaistow when he was 21 and did various manual jobs such as boiling sugar in the refinery pans. Later he and his brother, Philip, became joint refinery directors. Philip died in 1955. 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.[3]

Other activities

Oliver was an investor in Noel Macklin's Invicta Cars[4][5][6]

Family

Married Lilian Spicer in Chertsey, Surrey in 1914.[7] The couple had five children, John the eldest son went on to work in the family business.

Honours

In 1954 Lyle was invested in the Order of the British Empire[8][9] for services in promoting fuel efficiency.

Publications

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Penmon, St Georges Avenue, Weybridge, Chertsey, Surrey, England". 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription. 1891. Retrieved 2014-09-18.  via Findmypast (subscription required)
  2. The London Gazette: no. 29077. p. 1732. 19 February 1915.
  3. Chalmin 1990.
  4. Andrew English (30 April 2012). "Invicta goes bust". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  5. "Bonhams : 1931 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type Low-chassis Tourer Chassis no. S46 Engine no. 7423". Bonhams. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  6. Baldwin 1994.
  7. "England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription". Findmypast. Retrieved 2014-09-18.  via Findmypast (subscription required)
  8. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40053. p. 2. 29 December 1953.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 40105. p. 1078. 19 February 1954.
  10. Harris, P. S. (1994). "Management accounting for food industry environmental issues": 347–398. doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-2097-9_10.

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