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-J. H. Laurance (c1812-1901)
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-''' 1901 Obituary.<ref>[[The Engineer 1901 Jul-Dec: Index: Miscellaneous]]</ref>
-The death of Mr. J. H. Laurance, of Caerleon, took place this week. He was in his ninetieth year. In early life be was associated with the [[Abersychan Ironworks]], and afterwards started with a friend a successful [[Cwmbran Iron Works|ironworks at Cwmbran]], and a colliery. These, after a useful  career, were merged into the [[Patent Nut and Bolt Co|Cwmbraw Patent Nut and Bolt Company]], and led to the introduction of Mr. [[Arthur Keen|Keen]] into the district, and to the acquirement of works by him subsequently with [[Guest and Co (2)|Guest and Co]]. Mr. Laurance had long given up ironmaking, but retained a position on the [[Great Western Railway]] as director on its acquiring the [[Monmouthshire Railway|Monmouthshire Railway Company]].
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-== See Also ==
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-== Sources of Information ==
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-[[Category: Biography]]
-[[Category: Births 1810-1819]]
-[[Category: Deaths 1900-1909]]