William Oscar Kennington
William Oscar Kennington (1885- ) M.I.MECH.E. Inventor, Patentee and Consultant.
1885 Born London, 18th June.
Educated at St. Pauls School; Central Technical College, Kensington.
1905-9 Chief Engineer with Simms-Bosch
1910-15 Engineer with Remy Electric Co., U.S.A.,
WWI Served at Air Ministry on Special Duties during war.
1919-25 Managing Director Delco-Remy, London.
1919-25 Consulting Engineer, General Motors Corporation.
1926-28 General Manager, Vauxhall Motors Ltd.
Managing Director, Delco-Remy-Hyatt, 1926-30 and Chairman 1932-39.
1939-43 Managing Director, Frigidaire Ltd.,
1948-50 Consultant Engineer, Ford Motor Co., Dagenham.
Inventor of Bendix Inertia Pinion, and of Vacuum Control, Ignition and other patents. Author of I.A.E. Paper "Aesthetics of Body Design."