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Leo Joseph Shorter

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Leo Joseph Shorter (1886-1965)

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

1966 Obituary [5]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1901 Census
  2. ↑ Leamington Spa Courier - Friday 16 June 1911
  3. ↑ Coventry Evening Telegraph - Thursday 08 January 1914
  4. ↑ [1] Flight Global 19th September 1918
  5. ↑ 1966 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Obituaries
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