Henry Hugh Peter Deasy
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Henry Hugh Peter Deasy was an army officer, founder of the Deasy Motor Car Company and a writer. He was born in Dublin.
He served as a British Army Captain , mostly in India
, between 1888 and 1897, when he retired.
After his army service he became one of the first westerners to write a detailed account of Tibet, covering his travels between 1897 and 1899. Consequently, he won The Royal Geographical Society
Gold Medal in 1900 for surveying nearly 40000 square miles (103,599.5 km²) of the Himalayas. He also provided photographs for a book by Percy W. Church.
Later, his interests turned to Motor Cars. In 1903 he helped promote the Rochet-Schneider
Company by driving a car from London to Glasgow non-stop. He also drove a Martini car up a mountain rock railway near Montreaux, Switzerland. At this time H H P Deasy and Co., was formed to import both Rochet-Schneider and Martini cars into the UK. In 1906 The Deasy Motor Co. was formed, and took over the factory formerly used by the Iden Car Co. at Parkside, Coventry. Deasy became increasingly frustrated after clashes with is chief designer, Edmund Lewis (formerly of Rover
and Daimler
) and resigned on 9 March 1908. In 1909, John Davenport Siddeley left Wolseley
to join the Deasy Motor Company, which Siddeley later built up and merged into Hawker Siddeley Group, which ultimately became part of Rolls Royce
.
His cousin was Agnes Mary Clerke
, whose mother was a Deasy
, and who was one of the best known popular science authors of the 19th century, and the first to write of astrophysics
as such. Not to be confused with modern astrophysicist and author Hugh Deasy.
He served as a British Army Captain , mostly in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, between 1888 and 1897, when he retired.
After his army service he became one of the first westerners to write a detailed account of Tibet, covering his travels between 1897 and 1899. Consequently, he won The Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
Gold Medal in 1900 for surveying nearly 40000 square miles (103,599.5 km²) of the Himalayas. He also provided photographs for a book by Percy W. Church.
Later, his interests turned to Motor Cars. In 1903 he helped promote the Rochet-Schneider
Rochet-Schneider
Rochet-Schneider was a French company that produced automobiles during the early 20th century. The Rochet-Schneider sales slogan was "strength, simplicity and silence"....
Company by driving a car from London to Glasgow non-stop. He also drove a Martini car up a mountain rock railway near Montreaux, Switzerland. At this time H H P Deasy and Co., was formed to import both Rochet-Schneider and Martini cars into the UK. In 1906 The Deasy Motor Co. was formed, and took over the factory formerly used by the Iden Car Co. at Parkside, Coventry. Deasy became increasingly frustrated after clashes with is chief designer, Edmund Lewis (formerly of Rover
Rover
-Leyland companies:* Rover Company , a British motorcycle and car manufacturing company, absorbed into Leyland Motor Corporation in 1967* Austin Rover Group , a mass-market car manufacturing subsidiary of Leyland...
and Daimler
Daimler Motor Company
The Daimler Motor Company Limited was an independent British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in London by H J Lawson in 1896, which set up its manufacturing base in Coventry. The right to the use of the name Daimler had been purchased simultaneously from Gottlieb Daimler and Daimler Motoren...
) and resigned on 9 March 1908. In 1909, John Davenport Siddeley left Wolseley
Wolseley
-Businesses:* The Wolseley, a restaurant at 160 Piccadilly, London, based in the former head showroom of the Wolseley Motor Company* Wolseley plc, a UK-based multinational building supplies company which was formerly active in other sectors...
to join the Deasy Motor Company, which Siddeley later built up and merged into Hawker Siddeley Group, which ultimately became part of Rolls Royce
Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a renowned British car and, from 1914 on, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904....
.
His cousin was Agnes Mary Clerke
Agnes Mary Clerke
Agnes Mary Clerke was an astronomer and writer, mainly in the field of astronomy. She was born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, and died in London.- Life and work :...
, whose mother was a Deasy
Deasy
The Deasy family was mainly concentrated in Waterford and West Cork at the time that James Joyce wrote Ulysses. However, the name was already known as the college friend and political ally of Daniel O'Connell, Rickard Deasy, instituted the Deasy Land Act, which was intended to reform tenants' rights...
, and who was one of the best known popular science authors of the 19th century, and the first to write of astrophysics
Astrophysics
Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their interactions and behavior...
as such. Not to be confused with modern astrophysicist and author Hugh Deasy.