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Somerset, Henry Beaufort (1906 - 1995)

CBE, Kt Cr, FTSE

Industrial chemist and Company director

Born: 21 May 1906 Mt Morgan, Queensland, Australia. Died: 15 September 1995.

(Sir) Henry Beaufort Somerset was Director of Associated Pulp and Paper Mills Ltd from 1945 to 81. He was also director and chairman of many other companies. Somerset was educated at the University of Melbourne (BSc, MSc).

Career Highlights

Chronology
1929 - 1936 Chemist at ICIANZ (Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand)
1937 - 1945 Chemist with Associated Pulp and Paper Mills Ltd
1945 - 1981 Director of Associated Pulp and Paper Mills Ltd
1947 - 1981 Director of Goliath Cement Holdings Ltd
1949 - 1982 Director of Tioxide Australia Pty Ltd
1953 - 1976 Chairman of Tioxide Australia Pty Ltd
1953 - 1978 Director of EZ Industries Ltd
1957 - 1982 Director of Humes Ltd
1958 President of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1961 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1961 - 1978 Director of Australian Fertilizers Ltd
1961 - 1981 Chairman of Humes Ltd
1963 - 1976 Director of ICI Australia Ltd
1964 - 1972 Chancellor of the University of Tasmania
1965 - 1973 Member of the Executive of CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1966 President of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1966 Knight Bachelor (Kt cr)
1967 - 1982 Chairman of Goliath Cement Holdings Ltd
1968 - 1977 Trustee of the National Museum of Victoria
1970 - 1982 Director of NKS (Holdings) Ltd
1970 - 1983 Inaugural Chairman of the Australian Mineral Foundation
1971 - 1981 Director of Perpetual Executors and Trustees Association of Australia Ltd
1973 - 1981 Chairman of Perpetual Executors and Trustees Association of Australia Ltd
1977 - 1982 Chairman of the Central Norseman Gold Corporation Ltd

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 6 September 2006

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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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