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Tivey, John Proctor (1883 - 1968)

Kt cr

Engineer and Industrialist

Born: 28 April 1883 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 1968 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.

(Sir) John Proctor Tivey worked for Australian General Electric Pty Ltd. from 1913, becoming Chief Engineer in 1929 and Director in 1945. He was educated at the University of Sydney (BA, BSc, BE).

Career Highlights

Chronology
1911 Lecturer at the University of Queensland
1913 - c. 1928 Engineer with Australian General Electric
1929 - 1945 Chief Engineer with Australian General Electric
1938 - 1939 President of the Electrical Manufacturers' Association
1940 Chairman of the Technical Standards Division
1941 President of the Institution of Engineers (Australia)
1945 Director of Australian General Electric
1948 President of the Associated Chambers of Manufacturers of Australia
1948 - 1949 President of the Chamber of Manufacturers New South Wales
1955 Knight Bachelor (Kt cr)

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

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 13 December 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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