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Sir Alfred Chatterton (10 October 1866-26 July 1958) was a British engineer who started his career as professor of engineering in Madras and went on to be director of industries in Madras and later in the Mysore State and also served as a member of the Indian Industrial Commission.

Family and early life
Alfred Chatterton was born on 10 October 1866, the eldest son of John Henry Chatterton. From 1883 to 1884 he studied at the Finsbury Technical College, and from 1885 to 1887 at the Central Technical College, South Kensington. He obtained a B.Sc. degree. In 1895 he married Helen Scott, the second daughter of the Henry Borthistle of Wexford. Helen Scott died in 1897. Then in 1901 he married Alice Gertrude, daughter of William Herbert Wilson.

Career
After Alfred Chatterton retired from government service in 1918 he was a Consulting engineer in both England and India until 1933.
 * Nine Elms Locomotive Works of the London and South Western Railway, 1887-1888
 * Professor of Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Madras, 1888-1900
 * Public Works Department, Madras, 1892-4
 * Inspector of Technical Schools, Madras
 * Director of Industrial and Technical Inquiries, Madras, 1906-8
 * Director of Industries, Madras, 1908
 * Director of Industries and Commerce, Mysore, 1913-16
 * Member of the Indian Industrial Commission, 1916-18
 * Director of Sandal Wood Oil Factories, 1918
 * Industrial Adviser to the Mysore State, 1918
 * Industrial Adviser to the Tata Industrial Bank, Bombay, 1919

Special work

 * Design and construction of workshops, College of Engineering, Madras
 * Extension of Irrigation in Kistana Delta
 * Sandal Wood Oil Factories, Mysore

New developments
Alfred Chatterton introduced to India:
 * Mechanical methods of lift irrigation
 * Use of Aluminium
 * Chrome leather manufacture
 * Sandal wood oil distillation

War service

 * Controller of Priority, Indian Munitions Board, 1917

Membership of professional bodies

 * Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1891
 * Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1892

Awards and honours

 * Miller Prize (twice), Institution of Civil Engineers, 1887 and 1888
 * Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal, 1900, for Public Service in India
 * Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, 1912
 * Fellow of the City and Guilds Institute, 1913
 * Knight Bachelor, 1919, for services on Indian Industrial Commission
 * Fellow of Imperial College, 1934

Clubs

 * East India United Service Club, London SW
 * Bombay Yacht Club, Bombay