User:Biscuittin/List of lesser-known British engineers
List of lesser-known British engineers. This is a historical list of lesser-known British engineers, who do not yet have biographical articles.
A
[edit]- Anderson, Harry Percival Harvey, with John McCullum and Steam Heat Conservation Company Ltd. See Anderson condensing system
- Patent GB336599[1]
B
[edit]- Sydney Dawson Begbie, motor engineer.[2]
- Bell, Arthur Morton has published some books on locomotives.[3]
- Three patents, two obtained jointly with James Holden.[4]
C
[edit]- 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]
D
[edit]- Davis, Frederic Jocelyn.
- Three patents, one obtained jointly with James Holden.[10]
L
[edit]- George Leather (1748-1818), proprietor of George Leather and Son[11]
- George Leather (1786-1870) son of George Leather (1748-1818)[12]
- John Wignall Leather, son of George Leather (1786-1870)[13]
M
[edit]- 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]
P
[edit]- Pettigrew, William Frank, was born in Glasgow on 24 January 1858 and died in Redhill, Surrey on 22 January 1941. He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Furness Railway, 1896-1918.[14]
- One patent, obtained jointly with Walter Reuben Preston.[15]
- Preston, Reuben Thomas
- Twenty-four patents, two obtained jointly with James Holden.[16]
R
[edit]- Riekie, John
- Fifteen patents, one with John F. McIntosh.[17]
- Russell, Frederick Vernon (1870-1942). Chief draughtsman at the Stratford Works of the Great Eastern Railway.[18]
- Six patents, four obtained jointly with James Holden.[19]
- Ruthven, Archibald St Clair. This may be Archibald St Clair Ruthven (1842-1925) or his son of the same name (1875-1951).[20]
- Two patents, with John F. McIntosh.[21]
- 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]
T
[edit]- Taite, John Charles. Partner with Thomas William Carlton (or Carleton), trading as Taite and Carlton, engineers and commission agents.[5]
- Eighteen patents, two obtained jointly with James Holden.[25]
- Tiddeman, Edmund Spenser, was related (by marriage) to The Spooners of Porthmadog [26]
- Six patents, two obtained jointly with James Holden.[27]
W
[edit]- Wigram, Reginald
- Two patents, obtained jointly with James Thompson Marshall.[28]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sydney_D._Begbie
- ^ Clough, Ben C. "Results for 'au:Bell, Arthur Morton,'". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ a b http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26363/pages/225/page.pdf
- ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR)". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Brief Biographies of Mechanical Engineers". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Leather_and_Son
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Leather
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Wignall_Leather
- ^ "William Frank Pettigrew". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "James Holden, Stephen Holden, Alfred John Hill and Frederick Vernon Russell of the Great Eastern Railway". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Genealogy Scottish family birth records census ancestry Scotland uk". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR)". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Genealogy Scottish family birth records census ancestry Scotland uk". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "James Spooner (Person)". Festipedia. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
Further reading
[edit]- 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