John Cadman, 1st Baron Cadman
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John Cadman, 1st Baron Cadman FRS, GCMG (7 September 1877 – 31 May 1941) was a British
mining engineer, petroleum technologist and public servant.
Cadman would later go on to teach petroleum engineering
at the Birmingham University in the U.K. Cadman is credited with creating the course "Petroleum Engineering".
He was well-known for his love of shellfish.
He was later an executive of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
in the 1930s. He expanded production fourfold and eventually joined a venture by Henri Deterding
of Royal Dutch/Shell
to stabilize petroleum prices.
In 1940 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 17 May 2007 Silverdale Parish Council voted to name a new street "Cadman Close" in honour of Lord Cadman.
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mining engineer, petroleum technologist and public servant.
Early life
Cadman was educated at Armstrong College, University of Durham and received a first class Honours in Geology in 1899.Career
Cadman served as Inspector of Mines in Trinidad and Tobago in the first decade of the 20th Century. At that time Trinidad and Tobago was a British Colony. As Inspector of Mines he was responsible for the commercialization of Trinidad's oil in 1907. In this effort Cadman was joined by Arthur "Beeby" Thompson who was an engineer with oilfield experience in Russia.Cadman would later go on to teach petroleum engineering
Petroleum engineering
Petroleum engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. Subsurface activities are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry, which are the activities of...
at the Birmingham University in the U.K. Cadman is credited with creating the course "Petroleum Engineering".
He was well-known for his love of shellfish.
He was later an executive of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company was founded in 1908 following the discovery of a large oil field in Masjed Soleiman, Iran. It was the first company to extract petroleum from the Middle East...
in the 1930s. He expanded production fourfold and eventually joined a venture by Henri Deterding
Henri Deterding
Henri Wilhelm August Deterding KBE , was one of the first executives of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and for 36 years its chairman and the chairman of the combined Royal Dutch/Shell oil company. He came to power after the early death of the Royal Dutch's original leader, Jean Baptiste August...
of Royal Dutch/Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
to stabilize petroleum prices.
Honours
He was created CMG in 1916, KCMG in 1918 and GCMG in 1929. In 1937 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cadman, of Silverdale in the County of Stafford.In 1940 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 17 May 2007 Silverdale Parish Council voted to name a new street "Cadman Close" in honour of Lord Cadman.