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1919 John Davidson of Burton on Trent patented "Improvements in internal combustion engines" followed by 3 other patents | 1919 John Davidson of Burton on Trent patented "Improvements in internal combustion engines" followed by 3 other patents | ||
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John Davidson (1875-1946)
1875 Born in Patricroft
Educated at Owens College
1889-1893 Drawing office, Nasmyth, Wilson and Co
1893-4 With Dutton and Co, Worcester
1894 Joined Browett Lindley
1896 In charge of experiment work and engine testing
1898 Graduate member of I Mech E
1901 Associate member of I Mech E
1911 John Davidson 35, mechanical engineer, lived in Pendleton with Edith Georgina Davidson 27[1]
1915 Mather and Platt Ltd and John Davidson, both of Crown Works, Manchester, patented "Improvements in and relating to the Charging of Two Cycle Gas Engines."
1916 John Davidson, of Park Road, Pendleton, patented "Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines" and 4 other patents on such engines up to 1918
1919 John Davidson of Burton on Trent patented "Improvements in internal combustion engines" followed by 3 other patents
1923 membership of I Mech E erased
1924 Living in Bardsey, West Yorks when his daughter was married[2]
1931 A manager, living in Bardsey, when his wife died[3]
1939 Residing at Castle Hill, The Crescent, Wetherby: John Davidson, Chief engineer and manager, engineering works, diesel engines, with Freda Davidson (b.1898), Maggie Davidson (b.1873), Mary L Ablett (b.1895), Margaret M Ablett (b.1920), Eleanor Parken (b.1906)[4]
1946 Died in Aled, Denbighshire[5], buried in Bardsey[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Mechanical engineer records