Thomas McLoughlin

Thomas A. McLoughlin (1896-1971) was an Irish engineer.

Born in Drogheda, Ireland, McLoughlin studied at University College Dublin and the University College Galway. After qualifying as an electrical engineer, he started working for Siemens-Schuckert-Werke in Berlin in late 1922. He was impressed with the success of electrifying Pomerania, an area in Germany similar in scale to Ireland. McLoughlin promoted the concept of using the River Shannon as a basis for a hydro-electric and electrification scheme.^[1] He succeeded in having scheme adopted against intense political opposition.^[2] He later served as Managing Director of the ESB, the state electrical authority.

References

1. ^ "Dáil Debate". Parliamentary Debates. Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas. 2004-06-15. http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=DAL20040615.xml&Node=771. Retrieved 2008-12-27. 
2. ^ "ESB History; Introduction". Electricity Supply Board. http://www.esb.ie/main/about_esb/history.jsp. Retrieved 2008-12-27. ^{[dead link]}

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Name	Macloughlin, Thomas
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Date of birth	1896
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Date of death	1971
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