Sir Herbert Henry Couzens KBE (16 October 1877 – 17 November 1944) was a British electrical engineering executive who managed public utilities in England, Canada, and Brazil.
H. H. Couzens was born in Totnes on 16 October 1877. He attended the Taunton School, and married Elsie Annie Goodman on 11 August 1902.[1]
He was an electrical engineer for West Ham in London, England, when he was recruited in 1913 to head the new Toronto Hydro Electric Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was instrumental in guiding the early development and expansion of the publicly owned electric network in Toronto.
Seven years later, in September 1920, he also became the first General Manager of the Toronto Transportation Commission (TTC), which had been established earlier that year to take over several privately and publicly owned street railway operations. He managed the integration of the different streetcar networks into one unified system, and oversaw the extensive rebuilding and reequipping of the TTC that took place throughout the early 1920s.
Job changeedit
Couzens resigned his positions as general manager of Toronto Hydro and of the TTC in 1924, and joined the Brazilian Traction, Light and Power Co., a Canadian-owned utility based in Brazil, with extensive holdings in South America, and later became vice-president of the company. In 1937 he moved from Rio de Janeiro to England to work for the firm, and was knighted that same year.[2] He returned to Toronto, Canada in 1941 as president of the company.
Deathedit
In 1944, on a business trip to Brazil, he became ill and later died in Ilford, England on 17 November 1944.[3]
Referencesedit
^Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time, Volumes 6-7. International Press Limited. 1914. p. 612. Retrieved 11 July 2020 – via Google Books.
couzens, confused, with, couzens, herbert, henry, couzens, october, 1877, november, 1944, british, electrical, engineering, executive, managed, public, utilities, england, canada, brazil, bornherbert, henry, couzens, 1877, october, 1877totnes, englanddied17, n. Not to be confused with H D Couzens Sir Herbert Henry Couzens KBE 16 October 1877 17 November 1944 was a British electrical engineering executive who managed public utilities in England Canada and Brazil H H CouzensBornHerbert Henry Couzens 1877 10 16 16 October 1877Totnes EnglandDied17 November 1944 1944 11 17 aged 67 Ilford EnglandEducationTaunton SchoolOccupationElectrical engineerSpouseElsie Annie Goodman m 1902 wbr Contents 1 Career 1 1 Job change 2 Death 3 ReferencesCareer editH H Couzens was born in Totnes on 16 October 1877 He attended the Taunton School and married Elsie Annie Goodman on 11 August 1902 1 He was an electrical engineer for West Ham in London England when he was recruited in 1913 to head the new Toronto Hydro Electric Commission in Toronto Ontario Canada He was instrumental in guiding the early development and expansion of the publicly owned electric network in Toronto Seven years later in September 1920 he also became the first General Manager of the Toronto Transportation Commission TTC which had been established earlier that year to take over several privately and publicly owned street railway operations He managed the integration of the different streetcar networks into one unified system and oversaw the extensive rebuilding and reequipping of the TTC that took place throughout the early 1920s Job change edit Couzens resigned his positions as general manager of Toronto Hydro and of the TTC in 1924 and joined the Brazilian Traction Light and Power Co a Canadian owned utility based in Brazil with extensive holdings in South America and later became vice president of the company In 1937 he moved from Rio de Janeiro to England to work for the firm and was knighted that same year 2 He returned to Toronto Canada in 1941 as president of the company Death editIn 1944 on a business trip to Brazil he became ill and later died in Ilford England on 17 November 1944 3 References edit Who s who in Canada An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time Volumes 6 7 International Press Limited 1914 p 612 Retrieved 11 July 2020 via Google Books http www edinburgh gazette co uk issues 15387 pages 416 page pdf bare URL PDF Sir Herbert Couzens K B E The Gazette Toronto CP 18 November 1944 p 14 Retrieved 11 July 2020 via Newspapers com Preceded byNone General Manager of the Toronto Transportation Commission1920 1924 Succeeded byD W Harvey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H H Couzens amp oldid 1178526445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
