Ivor Lennox Pinkerton

Background

Pinkerton, Ivor Lennox was born on October 12, 1915 in Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Harry Willoughby and Lillian Esther Pinkerton.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Sydney, Australia, 1935. Bachelor of Engineering, University Sydney, Australia, 1937.

Career

Civil engineer American Red Cross Consultant Engineers, Sydney, 1938-1939, Commonwealth Department of Works, Sydney, 1940-1946, Water Resources Commission, Sydney, 1946-1949. Chief designing engineer Snowy Mountains Authority, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 1949-1972, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation, Cooma, 1972-1976. International consultant Canberra, Australia, from 1976.

Achievements

• Ivor Lennox Pinkerton has been listed as a noteworthy civil engineer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (Rickey medal 1963, responsible for design of snowy mountains scheme nominated one of the seven greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century), Institution of Engineers Australia (medal).

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Jackson, December 31, 1941. Children: John David, Robin Lennox, Marianne Elizabeth James, Margaret Annual.

Father:

Harry Willoughby

Mother:

Lillian Esther Pinkerton

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Jackson

child:

Marianne Elizabeth James Pinkerton

child:

John David Pinkerton

child:

Robin Lennox Pinkerton

child:

Margaret Annual Pinkerton