Charles Henry Pugh
British cycling entrepreneur (1840–1901)
Charles Henry Pugh (6 June 1840 – 9 April 1901) was founder of a British bicycle manufacturer. Charles Henry Pugh was the chairman and managing director of the Whitworth Cycle Co., he was also the chairman of CH. Pugh Ltd.2
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Born Jun 6, 1840, died Apr 9, 1901.1
About
Pugh designed a machine press and specialized steel for making seamless bicycle rims. By 1894 Pugh was the leader of Rudge-Whitworth: a company which became Great Britain’s leading bicycles and motorcycle manufacturer.
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Career
Occupation: businessperson, inventor, entrepreneur.4
- Date not recordedFounded Charles H. Pugh3
Pugh, along with his two sons, Charles Vernon and John, co-founded Whitworth Cycle Co. (later Rudge-Whitworth) of Birmingham. following Charles Henry Pugh's death his sons took the company public, and renamed it Charles H. Pugh Ltd.
In 1921 Charles Henry Pugh's son Charles Vernon Pugh owned a company called the Atlas Chain Company. That company sold the first mass produced gas powered lawn mower. The mower was named the Atco: a name derived from the company name.
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Personal life
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