Person Rennie; John (1761 - 1821) Rennie John 1761 - 1821 British Male Phantassie, Haddingtonshire, Scotland 07 June 1761 His house in Stamford Street, London 04 October 1821 Burial: St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, Europe

Civil engineer Education: Edinburgh University (1780-1783) Career: Worked as a millwright; entered works of Boulton and Watt, Soho, Birmingham (1784), where he designed machinery for Albion flour mill, Blackfriars, London; started business as an engineer in Holland Street, Blackfriars; work included building canals, draining fens, designing London docks; built Waterloo and Southwark bridges, London, and designed London bridge (completed by his son); constructed breakwater, Plymouth Youngest son of James Rennie, farmer; father of George Rennie (FRS 1822) and of Sir John Rennie (FRS 1823) Fellow 29/03/1798 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167 A W Skempton, 'The Publication of Smeaton's Reports' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 135-155 Susanne Fisher, review of William Huddart, Unpathed Waters: Account of the Life and Times of Joseph Huddart, FRS in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 120-122 R L Hills, 'John Watt's Map of the Clyde' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 63-71 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 7 Jun 1761 - 4 Oct 1821 NA6914 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 4917410e-9a70-482c-a812-5afdf237af98