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1808 April 10th. Born in Edinburgh the son of James Glover and his wife Ann Houeson.<ref>Parish records</ref> | 1808 April 10th. Born in Edinburgh the son of James Glover and his wife Ann Houeson. Brother of [[George Glover (1804-1899)|George Glover]]<ref>Parish records</ref> | ||
1843 Claimed to have invented the diaphragm gas meter. However, Glover in fact introduced improvements to the dry (diaphragm) meter of [[William Richards (1816-1893)]]. | 1843 Claimed to have invented the diaphragm gas meter. However, Glover in fact introduced improvements to the dry (diaphragm) meter of [[William Richards (1816-1893)]]. | ||
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Thomas Glover (1808-1868)
1808 April 10th. Born in Edinburgh the son of James Glover and his wife Ann Houeson. Brother of George Glover[1]
1843 Claimed to have invented the diaphragm gas meter. However, Glover in fact introduced improvements to the dry (diaphragm) meter of William Richards (1816-1893).
1844 Established his own business which became Thomas Glover and Co
1861 Gas meter maker, living in Clerkenwell, with Agnes 39, James 14, Agnes E 13, Alexander H 11, Richard 10, John G 8, Hugh C 7, Thomas B 5, Ann H 2[2]
1868 Died in Sevenoaks[3]
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