Rennie, John (1761-1821), a Scottish civil engineer and architect, constructed canals, docks, and bridges throughout the United Kingdom. His canals included some large aqueducts and tiers of locks. He designed the old London, Southwark, and Waterloo bridges. Rennie also designed docks in the Port of London and in Dublin, Ireland; Greenock, Scotland; and Hull and Liverpool, England. He planned and began building the breakwater across Plymouth Sound, which his son John completed after his death.
Rennie was born on June 7, 1761, in Phantassie, Lothian, Scotland. He studied at Edinburgh University. He died on Oct. 4, 1821.
