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William Jeffreys

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William Jeffreys

Jeffreys, William Rees (1871–1954), promoter of roads and road transport

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About William Jeffreys

William Rees Jeffreys was a British cyclist and early campaigner for road improvements who became a key figure in the early 20th-century development of the UK highway system. As honorary secretary and later chairman of the Roads Improvement Association and the first secretary of the Road Board, he was an early advocate of a ring road around London, and helped instigate the British road numbering system. In 1937 Jeffreys was described by former UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George as "the greatest authority on roads in the United Kingdom and one of the greatest in the whole world."

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Occupation: civil servant
Born: 1871
Died: 1954

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