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List of British engineers and their patents. This is a historical list of British engineers, and patentees, 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.[10]
  • 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.[12]
    • No known patents
  • Cumming, Christopher. Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Highland Railway from 1915 to 1922.[13]
    • Patent GB190404179[14]

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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[5]

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  • Riekie, John
  • Russell, Frederick Vernon (1870-1942). Chief draughtsman at the Stratford Works of the Great Eastern Railway.[28]
  • Ruthven, Archibald St Clair. This may be Archibald St Clair Ruthven (1842-1925) or his son of the same name (1875-1951).[30]
  • Ruthven, John Folds (born 1820), was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great North of Scotland Railway from 1855 to 1857.[32]
    • No known patents
  • Ruthven, Morris West (born 1812), son of John Ruthven (born 1783) and Mary West.[33]
    • Scotch patent dated 28 March 1839 "for improvements in boilers for generating steam..."[34]

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  • Taite, John Charles. Partner with Thomas William Carlton (or Carleton), trading as Taite and Carlton, engineers and commission agents.[10]

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Harold_Gwynne_Allen
  2. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Harold_Norman_Gwynne_Allen
  3. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Richard_William_Allen
  4. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Henry_Allen
  5. ^ a b "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  6. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Alexander_Thomas_Bean
  7. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sydney_D._Begbie
  8. ^ Clough, Ben C. "Results for 'au:Bell, Arthur Morton,'". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  9. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  10. ^ a b http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26363/pages/225/page.pdf
  11. ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  12. ^ "Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR)". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  13. ^ "Brief Biographies of Mechanical Engineers". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  14. ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  15. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  16. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Robert_William_Eddison
  17. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Lavington_Evans_Fletcher
  18. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Arthur_Treve_Holman
  19. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Christopher_William_James
  20. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Leather_and_Son
  21. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Leather
  22. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Wignall_Leather
  23. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Charles_Nevill
  24. ^ "William Frank Pettigrew". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  25. ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  26. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  27. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  28. ^ "James Holden, Stephen Holden, Alfred John Hill and Frederick Vernon Russell of the Great Eastern Railway". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  29. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  30. ^ "Genealogy Scottish family birth records census ancestry Scotland uk". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  31. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  32. ^ "Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR)". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  33. ^ "Genealogy Scottish family birth records census ancestry Scotland uk". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  34. ^ The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  35. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  36. ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Stephen_John_Thompson
  37. ^ "James Spooner (Person)". Festipedia. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  38. ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  39. ^ "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


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