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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."