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List of lesser-known British engineers. This is a historical list of lesser-known British engineers, who do not yet have biographical articles.

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  • Carlton or Carleton, Thomas William. Partner with John Charles Taite, trading as Taite and Carlton.[5]
    • Patent CA35069[6]
  • Cowan, William, was born in Edinburgh in 1823 and died in Aberdeen on 10 March 1898. He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great North of Scotland Railway from 1857 to 1883.[7]
    • No known patents
  • Cumming, Christopher. Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Highland Railway from 1915 to 1922.[8]
    • Patent GB190404179[9]

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  • Davis, Frederic Jocelyn.

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  • McCullum, John, with H.P.H. Anderson and Steam Heat Conservation Company Ltd. See Anderson condensing system. The surname is spelt McCullum in the patent but some sources give McCallum.
    • Patent GB336599[1]

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  • Riekie, John
  • Russell, Frederick Vernon (1870-1942). Chief draughtsman at the Stratford Works of the Great Eastern Railway.[18]
  • Ruthven, Archibald St Clair. This may be Archibald St Clair Ruthven (1842-1925) or his son of the same name (1875-1951).[20]
  • Ruthven, John Folds (born 1820), was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great North of Scotland Railway from 1855 to 1857.[22]
    • No known patents
  • Ruthven, Morris West (born 1812), son of John Ruthven (born 1783) and Mary West.[23]
    • Scotch patent dated 28 March 1839 "for improvements in boilers for generating steam..."[24]

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  • Taite, John Charles. Partner with Thomas William Carlton (or Carleton), trading as Taite and Carlton, engineers and commission agents.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  2. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sydney_D._Begbie
  3. ^ Clough, Ben C. "Results for 'au:Bell, Arthur Morton,'". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  4. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  5. ^ a b http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26363/pages/225/page.pdf
  6. ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  7. ^ "Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR)". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  8. ^ "Brief Biographies of Mechanical Engineers". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  9. ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  10. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  11. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Leather_and_Son
  12. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Leather
  13. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Wignall_Leather
  14. ^ "William Frank Pettigrew". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  15. ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  16. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  17. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  18. ^ "James Holden, Stephen Holden, Alfred John Hill and Frederick Vernon Russell of the Great Eastern Railway". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  19. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  20. ^ "Genealogy Scottish family birth records census ancestry Scotland uk". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  21. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  22. ^ "Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR)". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  23. ^ "Genealogy Scottish family birth records census ancestry Scotland uk". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  24. ^ The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  25. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  26. ^ "James Spooner (Person)". Festipedia. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  27. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  28. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.

Further reading

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  • S. Peter Bell (1975), A Biographical Index of British Engineers in the 19th Century
  • Robert Sharp (1993), Obituaries of British Engineers 1901-1920: An Alphabetical Index, Science Museum
  • Derek Walker (1987), The Great Engineers: the art of British engineers 1837-1987
  • Who's Who of British Engineers, 1966
  • Who's Who of British Engineers, 1970
  • Who's Who of British Engineers, 1980


Category:British engineers