Sir William Henry Prescott, 1st Baronet CBE, DL (1874 – 15 June 1945) was a British engineer and Conservative Party politician. The son of John Prescott, he initially studied law and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1909. He subsequently took up a career in civil engineering, acting as a consultant to a number of government committees on water supply and roads. Member of various livery companies. More information on the Wikipedia page [1] and on the Oxford Index page [2].