George Stephen Kemp (1857 - 2 January, 1933,Southampton) was an electrical engineer and the firstpersonal assistant toGuglielmo Marconi.[1][2]Kemp was with Marconi at Kenmara House,Ballycastle, County Antrim when they carried out a successful experiment inWireless Telegraphy on 25 August, 1898.
Kemp was aRoyal Navy Instructor and electrician stationed onHMS Defiance. In July 1896 he came to the attention of SirHenry Jackson who arranged for him to be seconded to work withWilliam Preece at thePost office. The following year he started employment with Marconi, who he worked closely with until his death in 1933.[3]