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Lawrence Ennis CMG〔(Obituaries – from the Tablet Archive )〕 OBE〔 (31 August 1871 – 5 May 1938)〔 was a Scottish-born engineer. He was best known as the managing director of Dorman Long and the main supervisor of the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.〔(07 May 1938 – BRIDGE BUILDER DEAD. Mr. Lawrence Ennis. A BOYHO )〕 ==Life== Ennis was born in West Calder, Scotland and raised in the United States.〔 By 1900 Ennis was in charge of one of the American Bridge Company's largest sites.〔 Ennis joined Dorman Long in 1903 as superintendent in charge of bridge and constructional works.〔The Times, May 7, 1938〕 In 1905 he was made works manager.〔The Times, May 7, 1938〕 Ennis became general manager of the company in 1915 and a company director in 1924.〔"City News in Brief." ''Times'' (England ) 17 May 1924: 18. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.〕 Ennis was appointed OBE in 1918, in reignition of his conversion of the Dorman Long works into a munitions manufacturing site during World War One.〔"Order Of The British Empire." ''Times'' (England ) 10 June 1918: 2+. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.〕 From 1924 to 1932 Ennis was resident in Australia to manage the construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge.〔(Sydney Harbour Bridge )〕 Upon his return to Britain in 1932, Ennis was appointed managing director of Dorman Long.〔"Dorman, Long & Co." ''Times'' (England ) 21 Dec. 1932: 18. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.〕 Under his tenure the firm built a large steelworks at Warrenby, Redcar.〔Dundee Evening Telegraph - Friday 06 May 1938〕 He died in 1938. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lawrence Ennis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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