James Sidney Drewry

James Sidney Drewry (1883-1952) was a British engineer, born at Clapton, London.

Family history

James Sidney Drewry was the son of Charles Stewart Drewry and Julia Fava Wood.

He married Mabel May Hyde and they had two daughters, Barbara and Christine.

Career

J. S. Drewry claimed to be the originator of the petrol railcar, having built his first machine at Teddington in 1902. He founded the Drewry Car Co. in 1906 with his father Charles Stewart Drewry.

By 1910, Drewry was working for the Lacre Motor Company at Letchworth, Hertfordshire. In 1922, Drewry, together with Harry Shelvoke (another Lacre employee) set up the firm of Shelvoke and Drewry to manufacture road vehicles.

He remained at Shelvoke and Drewry until 1936

He held over 60 patents, in his name, or jointly with others, for engineering inventions.

James Sidney Drewry died at Letchworth, Hertfordshire on 14th Dec 1952.

ources

* See external links

External links

* [http://www.drewry.net/TreeMill/indiI066.html Brief biography of James Sidney Drewry]
* [http://www.drewry.net/JimandAlf.htm Picture of an early Drewry railcar]

Persondata
NAME=Drewry, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Jim Drewry
SHORT DESCRIPTION=British Engineer and Inventor
DATE OF BIRTH=November 19, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH=Clapton, London, England
DATE OF DEATH=December 14, 1952
PLACE OF DEATH=Letchworth, London, England