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G. R. G. (George Robert Graham) Conway
1873–1951
Best known as an engineer in Mexico and a devoted historian in his spare time, this writer brought the same care to archives that he brought to major public works. His books and articles helped preserve vivid pieces of early Mexican history, especially records tied to the Inquisition and foreign travelers.
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Ernesto Garcia Cabral: A Mexican Cartoonist
by G. R. G. (George Robert Graham) Conway
About the author
Born in Southampton in 1873, he trained as an engineer at Taunton's School and Hartley University College before beginning a career in large public-works projects. Early roles included work in Aberdeen, and later major engineering posts in Monterrey, Vancouver, and Mexico City.
Alongside that technical career, he became a serious independent historian of Mexico. He spent years transcribing and translating archival material, with a special interest in early colonial history and in the stories of Englishmen and other foreigners caught up in the Mexican Inquisition. That research led to many articles and monographs and earned lasting respect from later historians.
He lived much of his adult life in Mexico and died in Mexico City in May 1951. Contemporary notices also remembered him as a prominent engineer, including his leadership at the Mexican Light and Power Company, while library and archival records show how widely his historical papers and collections were preserved after his death.