Charles Vickery Drysdale FRSE CB OBE

Dates: 1874-1961

Lived at: 49 Rotherwick Road

Occupation:

• Electrical engineer
• Director of Scientific Research for the Admiralty
• co-founder of the Institute of Physics

Suffrage Organisation(s):

• Founder of the Men's League for Women's Suffrage
• Member of the Men's Committee for Justice for Women

1911 Census:

• Refused to provide information and a rebellious return was completed by his wife (Bessie Drysdale)

Other achievements:

• Co-founder of the first birth control clinic in Britain in 1921
• Co-founder of the Family Planning Association in 1930.

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