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John Walter Baxter

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John Walter Baxter
CBE
Born4 June 1917
London, England
Died21 October 2003
NationalityBritish
EducationBSc in Engineering, City & Guilds College
OccupationCivil Engineer
SpouseJessie Baxter
Children1 daughter
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), 1974

John Walter Baxter CBE (4 June 1917 in London–21 October 2003) was a British civil engineer.

Baxter left Westminster City School at the age of 16. He was a graduate of the City & Guilds College, with a BSc in engineering.

He worked for Trussed Concrete Steel Company from 1936 to 1941, Royal Dutch Shell from 1941 to 1952. He met Guy Maunsell and joined the firm of Maunsell, Posford, and Pavry in 1952. John Baxter was a founding partner of the new firm of G Maunsell & Partners in 1955 and was a senior partner from 1959 to 1980. He was responsible for designing the Westway.[1] His work appears in ICE Proceedings.[2] He was appointed CBE in the 1974 New Year Honours and was elected president of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers in 1986.[3]

He married Jessie in 1941 and they had a daughter.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Andrew Mylius (10 November 2003). "John Baxter: The man who masterminded London's most hated road". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ "- Simple Search". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b Baxter, John Walter. Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U6848. ISBN 9780199540884.
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
November 1976 – November 1977
Succeeded by