Major General Sir Leonard Henry Atkinson, KBE (4 December 1910 – 17 May 1990) was a British engineer and senior British Army officer. He served as Director of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and therefore head of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, from 1963 to 1966. In retirement, he served on the board of a number of engineering companies, and was Master of the Worshipful Company of Turners (1987–1988).[1][2]

Major General Atkinson in 1966

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  1. ^ 'ATKINSON, Maj.-Gen. Sir Leonard Henry', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 14 June 2017
  2. ^ "Major-General Sir Leonard Atkinson". The Times. No. 63713. 23 May 1990. p. 14.
Military offices
Preceded by Director of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
1963 to 1966
Succeeded by