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1914 Chief draughtsman for [[Sunbeam]] | 1914 Chief draughtsman for [[Sunbeam]] | ||
1918 Joins Arrol-Johnston as Chief draughtsman<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1918/1918%20-%201072.html] Flight Global 19th September 1918</ref> | 1918 Joins Arrol-Johnston from Sunbeam as Chief draughtsman <ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1918/1918%20-%201072.html] Flight Global 19th September 1918</ref> | ||
1932 Appointed Chief Engineer of [[Hillman]] to design the Singer Nine | 1932 Appointed Chief Engineer of [[Hillman]] to design the Singer Nine | ||
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Leo Joseph Shorter
1886 Born in Coventry to Joseph Shorter and his wife Catherine Anne Dyke
1901 Living at 19 Cromwell Street, Coventry: Joseph Shorter (age 41 born Wolverhampton), a Steel Turner Cycle Trade. With his wife Catherine (age 42 born Coventry) and their children Leo Shorter (age 15 born Coventry), Assistant Draughtsman; Hubert (age 13 born Coventry), Factory Errand Boy; Stephen (age 11 born Coventry); Agnes (age 9 born Coventry) and Catherine (age 4 born Coventry).[1]
Worked for Duryea Co, Humber and Sunbeam before designing for Arrol-Johnston
Later with Calcott Brothers and Coventry Climax
1911 Summoned for negligently driving a car belonging to Humber where he was employed as a designer [2]
1914 January 7th. Married at St. Mary's R.C. church, Coventry, to Lilian Louis Moore. LJS of 5 Stoke Park, Coventry. [3]
1914 Chief draughtsman for Sunbeam
1918 Joins Arrol-Johnston from Sunbeam as Chief draughtsman [4]
1932 Appointed Chief Engineer of Hillman to design the Singer Nine
1965 Died
See Also
Sources of Information
- A-Z of Cars of the 1920s by Nick Baldwin. 1994. ISBN 1 870979 53 2