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Lewis, Essington (1881 - 1961)

CH, FAA

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Metallurgist and Company director

Born: 13 January 1881 Burra, South Australia, Australia. Died: 2 October 1961 Tallarook, Victoria, Australia.

Essington Lewis joined Broked Hill Proprietary Company Limited in 1904 and remained with the company until his death, becoming General Manager in 1921, Managing Director in 1926, Chief General Manager in 1938 and Chairman in 1950.

Career Highlights

Chronology
c. 1901 - c. 1903 Educated South Australian School of Mines
1904 Foreman at Broken Hill Sulphuric Acid and Zinc Plant
1915 - 1918 Metallurgist and Assistant Manager at Broken Hill Pty. Co. Smelting Works in Port Pirie, then Manager of Iron Knob Tramway and Ironstone Quarries then Manager of Broken Hill Munitions Co.
1918 - 1920 Assistant General Manager of BHP Co.
1921 - 1925 General Manager of BHP
1926 - 1937 Managing Director of BHP
1938 - 1950 Chief General Manager at BHP
1940 Bronze Medal received from the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1940 - 1945 Director General of Munitions
1942 - 1945 Director General of Aircraft Production and Chairman of the Aircraft Advisory Committee
1943 Kernot Medal received from the University of Melbourne
1943 Companion of Honour (CH)
1944 Bessemer Gold Medal received from the Iron and Steel Institute London
1948 Florence M. Taylor Medal received from the Australian Institute of Metallurgists
1950 - 1961 Chairman of BHP
1954 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

Online Sources

Published Sources

'Primary description of person CP 111; Essington Lewis', in RecordsSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CP+111. [ Details ]

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P002427. [ Details ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 1 August 2006

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