Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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1905-9  Chief Engineer with [[Simms-Bosch]]   
1905-9  Chief Engineer with [[Simms-Bosch]]   


1910-15 Engineer with Remy Electric Co. U.S.A.,  
1910-15 Engineer with [[Remy Electric Co]]., U.S.A.,  


WWI Served at Air Ministry on Special Duties during war.  
WWI Served at Air Ministry on Special Duties during war.  
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1919-25 Managing Director [[Delco-Remy]], London.  
1919-25 Managing Director [[Delco-Remy]], London.  


1919-25 Consulting Engineer, [[General Motors|General Motors Corporation]].  
1919-25 Consulting Engineer, [[General Motors (USA)|General Motors Corporation]].  


1926-28 General Manager, [[Vauxhall|Vauxhall Motors]] Ltd.  
1926-28 General Manager, [[Vauxhall|Vauxhall Motors]] Ltd.  

Latest revision as of 17:45, 28 June 2018

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."

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