Henry Royce

English engineer, car designer, co-founder of Rolls-Royce · United Kingdom · Scientists · Lived 1863 to 1933 · aged 70

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Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet was an English engineer famous for his designs of car and aeroplane engines that had a reputation for reliability and longevity. He and his two business associates Charles Rolls (1877-1910) and Claude Johnson (1864-1926) together founded the Rolls-Royce Limited company in 1904.

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Stock certificate of the Royce Limited for 25 Preference Shares of £1 each, issued 7 April 1910, signed in original by Ernest Alexander Claremont as President. The company was incorporated on 4 June 1894 by Sir Frederick Henry Royce under the name of F. H. Royce and Co, Limited. On 17 October 1899 the company was reorganised as Royce, Limited.[19]

Engine and gearbox of Royce's second car, now in MOSI, Manchester

The original Silver Ghost was ordered with its Barker body painted silver, specifically to publicize their new 40/50 hp model, which ran "with extraordinary stealthiness". Its name "The Silver Ghost" was carried on a special repoussé plaque on its dashboard. It was finished with green leather, silver-plated fittings and had an aluminum dashboard.

Outside Quarndon House, Royce's blue plaque

Statue of Sir Henry Royce, standing outside the company's HQ at Moor Lane, Derby

Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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