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Historical records matching John Rennie, the Elder, FRSE FRS
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About John Rennie, the Elder, FRSE FRS
John Rennie the Elder FRSE FRS (7 June 1761 – 4 October 1821) was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, and docks.
- Born the younger son of James Rennie, a farmer near Phantassie, near East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland.
- Showed a taste for mechanics at a very early age, spending much time in the workshop of Andrew Meikle, a millwright and the inventor of the threshing machine.
- Education
- parish school of Prestonkirk Parish Church
- burgh school at Dunbar,
- November 1780 he matriculated at the University of Edinburgh, where he remained until 1783.
- 1784 went south to enlarge his knowledge, visiting James Watt at Soho, Staffordshire.
- Accepted an engagement with James Watt.
- London in 1784 to take charge of the works at the Albion Flour Mills, Blackfriars, for which Boulton & Watt were building a steam-engine where he designed the machinery using iron instead of wood for the shafting and framing.
- 1791 he started in business as a mechanical engineer on his own account in Holland Street, Blackfriars
Reference - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rennie_the_Elder
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John Rennie, the Elder, FRSE FRS's Timeline
| 1761 |
June 7, 1761
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East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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| 1791 |
December 3, 1791
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London, United Kingdom
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| 1794 |
August 30, 1794
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London, United Kingdom
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| 1796 |
March 21, 1796
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Christchurch, Surrey, United Kingdom
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1798
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Scotland (United Kingdom)
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December 1, 1800
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August 25, 1804
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February 10, 1806
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| 1821 |
September 29, 1821
Age 60
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Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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