Sir William Galloway

Who is Sir William Galloway?

Sir William Galloway was the eldest son of William Galloway, JP, Paisley shawl manufacturer and coal and iron master of Paisley, Scotland and his second wife Margaret Lindsay, daughter of Thomas Lindsay, brewer of Glasgow. He was educated firstly in Scotland, then in Germany and London. He qualified as a mining engineer and spent much of his life as an Inspector of Mines, before being offered the post of Professor of Mining at the University College of Wales. His life was spent tirelessly improving the lot of miners and working to determine the causes of explosions and accidents in mines and finding ways of preventing them or alleviating their impact. His efforts were eventually recognised by the country when in 1924, at the age of 83, he was knighted.