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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-02-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000571b.htm person Leighton Arthur Edgar CMG AACR2 17 June 1873 6 November 1961 Place of Birth Christchurch, Surrey, England Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Chemical engineer Science administrator Arthur Edgar Leighton came to Victoria in 1909 to be designer and manager of the Commonwealth government cordite factory, Maribyrnong. From 1921 to 1938 he was controller-general of munitions supply and was responsible for instituting the Defence Research Laboratories. He is commemorated by the Leighton Medal, the premier award of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Leighton was educated in England at Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution (later Birkbeck College, University of London). 1907 1907 Award - Fellow, Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland 1909 1915 Career position - Sub-Manager of the Cordite Factory (Department of Military Supply) in Aravankadu, India 1909 1915 Career position - Designer and Manager of the Commonwealth Government cordite factory in Maribyrnong, Victoria 1915 1918 Career position - Technical Adviser of Explosive Supply for the British Ministry of Munitions 1916 1919 Career position - General Manager of an arsenal planned for Australia 1919 1921 Career position - Chairman, Board of Management of the Commonwealth Government factories 1921 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council 1921 1921 Career position - President, Victorian Branch, Australian Chemical Institute 1921 1939 Career position - Controller-General of munitions supply, Munitions Supply Board 1937 1937 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 1950 1950 Life event - Retired 1952 1953 Career position - President, Australian Chemical Institute Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1965 - )

Awarded by the Institute since 1953

 Australian Chemical Institute (ACI) (1917 - 1953)

President 1952 - 1953

 Munitions Supply Board, Commonwealth of Australia (1921 - 1939)

Arthur Leighton was the Controller-General of Munitions Supply from 1921 - 1937, and 1938 - 1939.

 Commonwealth Defence Science Organisation

Arthur Leighton played a key role in the institution of the Commonwealth Defence Science Organisation.

 ACI - Victorian Branch, Australian Chemical Institute (1917 - 1953)

President 1921

 Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association (1922 - 1929)

Representative of the Australian Chemical Institute, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Foundation Member (Chemistry) 1921 -

 CSIR Council, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1926 - 1949)

Member 1927-1930

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 Leighton, Arthur Edgar (1873-1961)

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 'Leighton, Arthur Edgar', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Leighton, Arthur Edgar Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Primary description of person CP 462; Arthur Edgar Leighton Primary description of person CP 462; Arthur Edgar Leighton National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Book Section: Leighton, Arthur Edgar (1873-1961), chemical engineer and administrator Weickhardt, L. W. Leighton, Arthur Edgar (1873-1961), chemical engineer and administrator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 69-70 Journal Article: A History of the Australian Chemical Institute, 1914-1932 Leighton, A.E. A History of the Australian Chemical Institute, 1914-1932 1954 The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings 21 127-134; 145-154; 167-184 Newspaper Article: Honours List [Coronation Awards - National] Honours List [Coronation Awards - National] 1937 Sydney Morning Herald 12 Book: The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Currie, George; Graham, John The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Melbourne CSIRO 1966 Book: A History of Defence Science in Australia Wisdom, John A History of Defence Science in Australia Melbourne Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1995 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Arthur Edgar Leighton - Records Private hands (Leighton, A.) Arthur Edgar Leighton - Records 1873 - 1961 Family papers including autobiographical notes c1873-1961.