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John Rogers (c1893-1954) of the [[English Electric Co]] | |||
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''' 1954 Obituary <ref>[[The Engineer 1954/02/26]]</ref> | |||
WE have learned with regret of the death | |||
of Mr. John Rogers, which occurred at | |||
Stafford, on February 15th. | |||
Mr. Rogers, who was sixty-one, had had a long association | |||
with [[English Electric Co|The English Electric Company, Ltd.]], | |||
and recently relinquished the position of | |||
general manager of the company's works, | |||
on account of ill health. | |||
John Rogers was born at Worle, Somerset, | |||
and was educated at the Merchant Venturers | |||
Technical College, Bristol, and at Bristol | |||
University, where he took a B.Sc. honours | |||
degree in engineering at the age of twenty. | |||
He served an apprenticeship with [[Willans and Robinson|Willans and Robinson, Ltd.]], the predecessors of The English Electric Company, Ltd., at Rugby, | |||
and after its completion became personal | |||
assistant to the works manager. When The | |||
English Electric Company, Ltd., took up the | |||
development of the Fullagar oil engine, | |||
shortly after the first world war, Mr. | |||
Rogers was responsible for a great deal of | |||
the research work involved. | |||
He subsequently became assistant works superintendent at | |||
the Willans Works, Rugby, a position which · | |||
he retained until 1927. | |||
In that year, Mr. Rogers left The English Electric Company, Ltd., to join [[Fiat British Auxiliaries|Fiat British Auxiliaries, Ltd.]], Govan, as general manager. | |||
He returned to The English Electric Company, Ltd., in 1936 | |||
as general manager of the Stafford works, | |||
and two years· later was appointed general | |||
manager of all the company's works. | |||
Mr. Rogers was a member of the Institution | |||
of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland | |||
and was a vice-president of the Stafford | |||
Works Engineering Association. He had | |||
also served on the Ministry of Supply industrial | |||
advisory council and on the general | |||
council of the Engineering and Allied | |||
Employers' National Federation. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 29 December 2014
John Rogers (c1893-1954) of the English Electric Co
1954 Obituary [1]
WE have learned with regret of the death of Mr. John Rogers, which occurred at Stafford, on February 15th.
Mr. Rogers, who was sixty-one, had had a long association with The English Electric Company, Ltd., and recently relinquished the position of general manager of the company's works, on account of ill health.
John Rogers was born at Worle, Somerset, and was educated at the Merchant Venturers Technical College, Bristol, and at Bristol University, where he took a B.Sc. honours degree in engineering at the age of twenty.
He served an apprenticeship with Willans and Robinson, Ltd., the predecessors of The English Electric Company, Ltd., at Rugby, and after its completion became personal assistant to the works manager. When The English Electric Company, Ltd., took up the development of the Fullagar oil engine, shortly after the first world war, Mr. Rogers was responsible for a great deal of the research work involved.
He subsequently became assistant works superintendent at the Willans Works, Rugby, a position which · he retained until 1927.
In that year, Mr. Rogers left The English Electric Company, Ltd., to join Fiat British Auxiliaries, Ltd., Govan, as general manager.
He returned to The English Electric Company, Ltd., in 1936 as general manager of the Stafford works, and two years· later was appointed general manager of all the company's works.
Mr. Rogers was a member of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland and was a vice-president of the Stafford Works Engineering Association. He had also served on the Ministry of Supply industrial advisory council and on the general council of the Engineering and Allied Employers' National Federation.