Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Horace Field Parshall was an electrical engineer specialising in rotating electrical machines, railway traction, and electrical distribution. Born in the USA he worked for General Electric, later moving to the United Kingdom, where he was involved in the installation of a number of electrical schemes including the Central London Railway and The Lancashire Electric Power Company becoming a director of both.In Britain he was financially successful and well known, becoming chairman of the Central London Railway; he constructed a mansion, Penbury Grove near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire; as a result of his wealth he became involved in a bigamy case due to an attempt by a married couple to obtain his wealth through a fraudulent marriage.He authored a number of works on electrical engineering, and a book on the genealogy of his branch of the Parshall family including a short autobiography. He was succeeded by two children.. }
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- Horace_Field_Parshall abstract "Horace Field Parshall was an electrical engineer specialising in rotating electrical machines, railway traction, and electrical distribution. Born in the USA he worked for General Electric, later moving to the United Kingdom, where he was involved in the installation of a number of electrical schemes including the Central London Railway and The Lancashire Electric Power Company becoming a director of both.In Britain he was financially successful and well known, becoming chairman of the Central London Railway; he constructed a mansion, Penbury Grove near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire; as a result of his wealth he became involved in a bigamy case due to an attempt by a married couple to obtain his wealth through a fraudulent marriage.He authored a number of works on electrical engineering, and a book on the genealogy of his branch of the Parshall family including a short autobiography. He was succeeded by two children.".