Civil Engineer. Sir George Humphreys, a British Civil Engineer, was recognized for his many professional talents. He was director of construction for the contractors engaged upon the building of Portland harbor and its breakwaters and on other sea work, both in England and in at La Pallice, France. Among his successful achievements, he instituted the tramway subway and the main drainage scheme of London. He improved the quality of the water flowing into the river at the Barking sewage outfall by the installation of an activated sludge plant, having a designed capacity for dealing with 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 gallons of tank effluent per day. He designed Lambeth Bridge crossing the River Thames, which opened July 19, 1932 by King George V. After being educated at Mill Hill School and King's College in London, he was an apprentice during construction of the Bodmin branch of the Great Western Railway. He was appointed as Chief engineer of the London County Council in 1910, In 1921 he was appointed a member of the Committee of Experts entrusted with the preservation of St. Paul's Cathedral. He had become a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in November of 1917 and served as vice-president from November of 1927. He was the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November of 1930 to November of 1931. As past-president, he remained in that position until October of 1937. In 1927, he was appointed Knight Commander of Order of the British Empire. He had held an unpaid position in the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve in the Railroad Staff Corp. He rose in rank from Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel on June 18, 1932. On March 18, 1937 he received an Efficiency Decoration for his volunteer army service. On June 25, 1938, he resigned his commission but was given permission to wear his uniform and retain his rank. In April of 1938, he became a tax commissioner of the City of Westminister. During World War II, he was the Chairman of the Munitions Works Board of the Ministry of Munition, which supervised the construction of all factories and workshops and the building of aerodromes and aircraft factories in the United Kingdom. He died during the war at age 81.