He was the chairman of the South Metropolitan Gas Company , inheriting the business from his father Thomas .
Sir George Thomas Livesey ( 8 April 1834 -- 4 October 1908 ) was a British engineer , industrialist and philanthropist .
George Thomas Livesey was the engineer of the South Metropolitan Gas Company , inheriting the business from George Thomas Livesey 's father Thomas .
Sir George Thomas Livesey ( 8 April 1834 -- 4 October 1908 ) was a British engineer , industrialist and philanthropist .