| Jennings | Sidney Johnston | | | The son of James R Jennings, his mother being a daughter of Alfred Hennen, a lawyer of New Orleans. He was born Aug 13, 1863, in Hancock County, Kentucky, USA, and was educated at Tours, France, Hanover, Germany, and Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard University Mr Jennings acquired a practical knowledge of mining in the quicksilver mines of New Almaden and the Copper Mines of the Anaconda Company He went to SA as Manager of the Willows Copper (Argentiferous) Synd., Ltd, in 1890, and was appointed Assist. General Manager of De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd Mr Jennings went to the Rand in 1893 as Manager of the Crown Deep, Ltd, and was appointed General Manager of the Crown Reef G M Company in 1896; he joined H Eckstein & Company's Mining Department in 1899, and was appointed Consulting Engineer to that firm in 1900, and is also Consulting Engineer to the Robinson G M Company, the Crown Reef, Bonanza, Robinson Central Deep, Ferreira, City and Suburban, Village Deep, New Modderfontein, Henry Nourse, Turf Mines, Ltd, etc. Mr Jennings was member of the Johannesburg Town Council from December, 1901, to April, 1903, when he did very good service as Chairman of the Works Committee. He has also taken a great interest in education; is a member of the Governing body of the Transvaal Technical Institute, and is also a member of many scientific societies. He married, Aug 18, 1903, Amy Florence Valby, daughter of Colonel Philip Dassie Home, RHA. | Unknown |
