Person Kennedy; Sir; Alexander Blackie William (1847 - 1928); mechanical and electrical engineer Kennedy Alexander Blackie William Sir mechanical and electrical engineer 1847 - 1928 British Male 20 Stepney Green, Stepney, London, England 17 March 1847 1847 7a Albany, Piccadilly, London, England 01/11/1928 19281101 Marriage: Cromdale, Inverallan and Advie, Inverness, Scotland.

7a Albany, Piccadilly, London, England (1928)

Mechanical and electrical engineer Civil engineering Engineering Electronic Engineering Kinematics of machinery Education: City of London School (1858-1862); School of Mines Career: Apprenticed to the firm of J. and W. Dudgeon, Millwall gaining experience in marine engine construction (1863-1868); leading draughtsman in Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co at Jarrow, and here he worked out the designs for the first compound marine engines built on Tyneside (1868); chief draughtsman to the firm of T. M. Tennant and Co of Leith (1870); professor of engineering at University College, London (1874); resigned his professorship to practise as a consulting engineer at Westminster in partnership, moving from mechanical engineering into an electrical consulting practice (1889); Chairman, Admiralty Committee on gunsights and Range Finders (1914-1918); explored he city of Petra, Jordan, and documented the archaeology there (1922). Honours: Kt 1905 Memberships: MICE Institution of Mechanical Engineers Institution of Electrical Engineers Physical Society of London British Association for the Advancement of Science London Camera Club Alpine Club Parents: John Kennedy, Congregational minister, and Helen Stodart, daughter of Alexander Blackie, bank manager, of Aberdeen. Spouse: Elizabeth Verralls (d. 1911), eldest daughter of William Smith (1816–1896), an Edinburgh actuary (1874). Children: Elizabeth Helen; William Smith; Sir John MacFarlane. Involved in the development of electric lighting, of trams, and of railways. Designed electrical works in India and Japan. Consulting Engineer to LNWR, LSWR, and to LCC tramways. Avid mountaineer and amateur photographer. Fellow 09/06/1887 40 John Russell Reynolds William Henry Barlow Herbert McLeod William Grylls Adams Thomas George Bonney Osborne Reynolds William Edward Ayrton James Thomson William Thomson Frederick Bramwell Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici Fleeming Jenkin Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1936-1938 vol 2 pp 213-223, plate, by Alexander Gibb References: F C Moon, 'Robert Willis and Franz Reuleaux: pioneers in the theory of machines' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 209-230 Kennedy A B W, IM Maull 002510.jpg International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1938.0001 17 Mar 1847 - 1 Nov 1928 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 25/09/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1703 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes ttp://viaf.org/viaf/50004830 ca75e03d-35dd-4c1e-97fb-0c052f3c8fc6