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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-12-04 human Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-08 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006151b.htm person Clements Francis William AACR2 20 May 1864 12 December 1939 Place of Birth Essex, United Kingdom Place of Death 'Myoora', Toorak, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Electrical engineer Francis Clements, MIEE MVIE MInstCE MIEAust, was a leading pioneer in the introduction of electricity services into Australia. He came to Australia in 1898 to complete negotiations for the acquisition by the "Brush Co" of supply undertakings in Victorian and South Australia. The Electric Lighting and Traction Co. of Australia was established by him, and the company established power stations at Adelaide and Geelong. The Melbourne company remained under his control until the undertaking was acquired by the State Electricity Commission. He took a leading part in standardising electrical equipment and practice, and the standard regulations that he laid down were adopted by the authorities of Victoria, South Australia, and New South Wales. He also established the scheme for the supply of electricity for the Federal capital. His distinguished contributions to engineering were recognised when he was awarded the Kernot Memorial Medal in 1926 and the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal in 1934. 1880 1882 Career position - Pupilage, Great Eastern Railway Works 1883 1885 Career position - Pupilage, Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corporation (Brush Co) works, Lambeth, London [under W M Mordey] 1885 1886 Career position - Assistant engineer, Brush Co works, Lambeth, London 1887 1893 Career position - Engineer-in-charge, Brush Co Temesvár lighting station, Hungary [the first European city to have electric street lights in 1884] 1893 1895 Career position - Electrical engineer and representative of the Brush Co, Vienna works, and member of the official "Representary". 1896 1896 Career event - Member (MIEE), Institution of Electrical Engineers 1898 1898 Life event - Migrated to Victoria, Australia 1899 Career position - Chief engineer and Local Managing Director, Electric Lighting and Traction Co. of Australia 1903 1903 Career event - Member (MVIE), Victorian Institute of Engineers 1913 1916 Career position - Vice-President, Victorian Institute of Engineers 13 Jan 1914 13 Jan 1914 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1920 1920 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1925 1925 Career position - Chairman, Electric Supply Association of Australia 1926 1926 Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne 1926 1931 Career position - Part-time Commissioner, State Electricity Commission of Victoria 1931 1937 Career position - Chairman, State Electricity Commission of Victoria 1934 1934 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering, Institution of Engineers Australia 1937 1937 Life event - Retired Mais, Henry Coathupe (1827 - 1916)

Henry Mais endorsed Francis Clements nomination for MInstCE 1913.

 Kernot, Maurice Edwin (1852 - 1934)

Maurice Kernot MInstCE endorsed Francis Clements nomination for MInstCE 1913.

 Payne, Henry (1871 - 1945)

Henry Payne MInstCE endorsed Francis Clements nomination for MInstCE 1913.

 Mountain, Adrien Charles (c. 1849 - 1935)

Adrian Mountain endorsed Francis Clements nomination for MInstCE 1913.

 Calder, William (1860 - 1928)

Francis Clements was a pall-bearer at William Calder's funeral, 1928; William Calder endorsed Francis Clement's nomination for MInstCE 1913.

 Goodman, William George Toop (1872 - 1961)

William Goodman endorsed Francis Clements nomination for MInstCE 1913.

 Higgins, George (1856 - 1943)

George Higgins MInstCE endorsed Francis Clements nomination for MInstCE 1913.

 State Electricity Commission of Victoria, State of Victoria (1921 - c. 1993)

Part-time Commissioner, 1926-1931; Chairman of Commission, 1931-1937

 Kernot Memorial Medal, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne (1926 - )

Awarded the Medal 1926 "... for his work in establishing and extending the Metropolitan electricity supply in Melbourne."

 Victorian Institute of Engineers (1883 - 1949)

Vice-President 1913 - 1916

 Swinburne, George (1861 - 1928)

George Swinburne endorsed Francis Clements nomination for MInstCE, 1913.

 Monash, John (1865 - 1931)

John Monash MInstCE endorsed Francis Clements nomination for MInstCE, 1913

 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1922 - )

Awarded the Medal 1934.

 'Clements, Francis William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Clements, Francis William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Kernot Memorial Medal [1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930] Kernot Memorial Medal [1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930] 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 8 302 Journal Article: Fifteenth Annual Report [1934] Institution of Engineers Australia Fifteenth Annual Report [1934] 1935 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 7 4 133-138 Journal Article: Prizes of the Institution [Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Edward Noyes Prize; Electrical Association Premium; Institution of Engineers Prize] Prizes of the Institution [Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Edward Noyes Prize; Electrical Association Premium; Institution of Engineers Prize] 1935 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 1 29 Edited Book: A Biographical register 1788-1939 : notes from the name index of the Australian Dictionary of biography. Volume 1: A-K Gibbney, H. J.; and Smith, Ann G. A Biographical register 1788-1939 : notes from the name index of the Australian Dictionary of biography. Volume 1: A-K Canberra Australian Dictionary of Biography 1987 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Journal Article: Memoirs: Francis William Clements, MIEAust; Blair Benjamin, StudIEAust Memoirs: Francis William Clements, MIEAust; Blair Benjamin, StudIEAust 1940 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 12 4 122 Resource: Electrical Engineer Membership Forms, 1871-1901 Institution of Electrical Engineers, London Electrical Engineer Membership Forms, 1871-1901 ancestry.com Book: A Century of Canberra Engineering Baker, Keith A Century of Canberra Engineering Barton, Australian Capital Territory Engineers Australia, Canberra Division 2013 Journal Article: P.N.R. Memorial Medal - 1941 Award [R. J. Boyd, M.E., M.I.E.Aust.] P.N.R. Memorial Medal - 1941 Award [R. J. Boyd, M.E., M.I.E.Aust.] 1941 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 13 12 295 Journal Article: Electrical light station (Visit) Electrical light station (Visit) 1912 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XII 170 Journal Article: South Yarra Station of the Electric Lighting and Transaction Co. of Australia (Visit-1908, June 17th) South Yarra Station of the Electric Lighting and Transaction Co. of Australia (Visit-1908, June 17th) 1909 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. IX 89-91