Dr Edward Rowland Alworth Merewether FRSE CB CBE (1892-1970) was a British barrister and physician (combining two fields in a unique manner).
He was born in Durham on 2 March 1892 the son of Alworth Edward Merewether, a naval surgeon.
In 1928 he joined Dr H. E. Seiler, Medical Officer of Health in Glasgow looking at cases of pulmonary fibrosis in asbestos workers.
His proposers were Sir Thomas Oliver, Stuart McDonald, Edwin Bramwell and David Murray Lyon.
[4] In 1943 he succeeded Dr J. C. Bridge as His Majesty's Senior Inspector of Factories in Great Britain.