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Francis Marindin

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being a notable example. In describing this period of his life, his obituary in The Times of 24 April 1900, described him as "plain speaking, coupled with a complete mastery of his subject", making the point that the railway companies of the time knew that his office "was not likely to allow
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irregularities to remain long unnoticed". In 1899 he submitted a report on accidents on railway workers on which a new Act of Parliament concerning rail safety was based, and throughout the 1890s was responsible for a host of improvements in the working practices of Britain's railways.
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in 1875, rising to Senior Inspector of Railways in 1895. His work in this regard involved travelling the country to test and inspect new works on passenger railways to ensure their safety before they could be used, and also compiling reports on railway accidents –
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in 1875, although Marindin was absent, having left Chatham for a new posting. The legend that he came to the match but abstained from playing over a conflict of interest as both an Engineer and an Old Etonian is unfounded.
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He helped develop London's new electrical lighting system and was knighted in 1897. He died aged 61 on 21 April 1900 at home at
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Marindin joined the Royal Engineers as an Ensign on 28 December 1854 and saw active service in the
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Marindin (upper, third from left) pictured during his time with the Royal Engineers team in 1872
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in 1875. The club had been founded in at least 1863 and is notable as the first side
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Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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in 1874 and served in that capacity until 1890. As a
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The Early F.A. Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs
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Weymouth, Dorset
Eton College
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Football
Royal Engineers AFC
The FA
United Kingdom
Colonel
Royal Engineers
Crimean War
Royal Engineers
Colonel
KCMG
Royal Engineers
association football
Weymouth, Dorset
Worfield
Shropshire
Eton College
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Crimean War
Engineer and Railway Staff Corps

Royal Engineers Football team
FA Cup
to exploit modern teamwork and passing tactics
FA Cup final in 1872
Wanderers
Captain

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