Richard Henry Hayhurst
Richard Henry Hayhurst (1858-1926) of the Butler Machine Tool Co.
1926 Obituary
"The death took place at Halifax on May 22nd of Mr. Richard Henry Hayhurst, who for more than twenty years occupied the position of chief draughtsman of the Butler Machine Tool Co, Ltd. He was a man widely known and highly respected, possessing wide general knowledge and exceptional technique in machine tool design. Mr. Hayhurst was born in Wyresdale, near Lancaster, sixty-eight years ago. His connection with the Butler firm dated back twenty-seven years."