Sir Eyre Massey Shaw KCB
(1830-1908)
1st Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (from 1891)
Died aged c. 78
Wikidata WikipediaCaptain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw KCB (17 January 1830 – 25 August 1908) was the first Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now renamed the London Fire Brigade), and the Superintendent of its predecessor, the London Fire Engine Establishment, from 1861 to 1891. He introduced modern firefighting methods to the Brigade, and increased the number of stations. He was also in the British Army.
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Sir Eyre Massey Shaw 1830-1908 first Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade lived here 1878-1891
94 Southwark Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1878-1891)