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Dock Managers.
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The last General Manager of the
Swansea Harbour Trust prior to it’s
acquisition by the Great Western Railway in
1923 was Mr Phillip Walter Phillips, whose
full title was “General Manager of the Docks,
Railways and Estate, and Statutory Harbour
Master”.
Mr Phillips had previously
occupied the post of "Clerk's Chief
Assistant", and was appointed General Manager
upon the retirement of Mr. William Law c.1917.
We thank his
niece, Elizabeth Richards for letting us have this
picture and David Thomas for sending it to us. |
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H. W.
Morgan. O.B.E.
1923 - 1945.
Herbert
Morgan was the first Dock Manager to be appointed at
Swansea when the port was taken over by the GWR in
1923. He was also the longest-serving Swansea Dock
Manager, remaining in office for 22 years until his
retirement in 1945.
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E.V.
Swallow. O.B.E. J.P.
1946 - 1948
E. V. Swallow, previously Dock Manager at Barry,
served as Dock Manager at Swansea from 1946 to 1948
prior to being appointed Assistant Chief Docks Manager for the South Wales Ports. |
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W.
Jeffers.
1948 - 1955
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W.A.C.
Morris.
1956 - 1961 |
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E.A.C.
Howells. E.R.D.
1961 - 1964
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A.D.
Morgan.
1964 - 1966 |
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W.G.King, O.St.J.J. J.P .F.C.I.T.
1967 - 1980
Bill King was the second longest-serving Dock
Manager at Swansea, having been appointed in 1967
and serving for 14 years until his retirement in
1980. In 1971 he was designated Docks Manager,
Swansea & Port Talbot upon the retirement of the
then Port Talbot Dock Manager, Mr. Sydney Evans. |
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T. Wilkinson
1980 - 1987
Tom Wilkinson was appointed Port
Manager, Swansea & Port Talbot in 1980,
and served until his retirement in 1987. |
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A. R.
Klinck
1987 - 1996
Ray Klinck served as Port Manager,
Swansea & Port Talbot from 1987 until
his retirement in 1996.
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R. C. F. Williams
1996 - 2000
Previously Operations Manager (i.e.
Assistant Port Manager) at Swansea &
Port Talbot before being appointed Port
Manager of Newport Docks. He then
returned to Swansea as Dock Manager of
Swansea and Port Talbot Docks in 1996.
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Colin Sheppard
2000 - 2002
Colin Sheppard
was the last Port Manager of Swansea &
Port Talbot Docks. Thus ended nearly 80 years
of the Port of Swansea having a Port Manager.
Note. From 1971 Port Talbot
was also managed by the Swansea Manager
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Before becoming
Port Manager Colin was the last Port
Engineer of Swansea & Port Talbot and
went on to become the last Engineering
Manager South Wales Ports. He left the
Company in 2004.
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