Earnshaw, Manuel, 1862-1936

Manuel Earnshaw (November 19, 1862 – February 13, 1936) was a Filipino marine engineer, shipbuilder, businessman, and politician. He served as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the U.S. Congress from 1912 until 1917.

Born in Cavite City, Spanish Philippines, he graduated from Ateneo de Manila University before learning the business of shipbuilding as an apprentice in his father’s engineering business. He joined the Spanish Navy and earned a marine engineering degree from the Manila Nautical School. Earnshaw worked for his father’s business, D. Earnshaw & Company, as a marine engineer beginning in 1885. His career advanced rapidly when the Wilks & Boyle Company hired him in 1888. Four years later, he rose to partner in the company, and his name was emblazoned on the new masthead, Boyle & Earnshaw. In 1901 Earnshaw acquired full control of the company, later renamed Earnshaw Slipways & Engineering Company, and formed a new partnership that included his brothers.

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