Loughnan St Lawrence Pendred
Loughnan St Lawrence Pendred
Biography
He was born in London in 1870, the son of Marian (née Loughnan) and Vaughan Pendred (1836–1912). His father preceded him as editor of The Engineer,
Loughnan Pendred was educated at the
He started to work at The Engineer in 1896, succeeding his father as its editor in 1905, and continued as its editor until 1946, when his son Benjamin Pendred took over.
Awards and societies
Pendred was one of the founders of the Newcomen Society and hosted the dinner at the Savage Club at which the society's name was chosen.[3][4] He was twice president of the Newcomen Society (1921–23 and 1928–30),[1][2][3][7] He was also president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1930)[1][2] and the Institution of Engineers-in-Charge (1926–28).[3][4] He was elected an honorary member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1934,[1] and gave the institution's Thomas Lowe Gray lecture that year, on "A survey of Ships and Engines".[4] He was made CBE in 1934.[2][3]
Personal life
He married Laura Mary Wildig in 1900; they had two sons.[1] He died on 20 November 1953 at Twickenham.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mr. L. St. L. Pendred. The Times (52785): p. 8 (21 November 1953)
- ^ a b c d e 1930: Loughnan St. Lawrence Pendred, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (accessed 18 November 2023)
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- ^ Family's 100 years of editing. The Times (56483): p. 7 (19 November 1965)
- ^ Impending end of a dynasty. The Engineer 225: p. 55 (1968)
- JSTOR 41356408
Further reading
- Obituary in The Engineer (27 November 1953)
- Obituary in Engineering (27 November 1953)