WILLIAM HENRY PREECE

• Born: February 15, 1834
• Died: November 6, 1913
• Nationality: British
• Profession: Engineer

Sir William Henry Preece KCB FRS was a Welsh electrical engineer and inventor. Preece relied on experiments and physical reasoning in his life's work. Upon his retirement from the Post Office in 1899, Preece was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1899 Birthday Honours.