Richard Hornsby
British businessman; (1790-1864)1
Richard Hornsby (Elsham in Lincolnshire 4 June 1790 – 6 January 1864) was an English inventor and founder of a major agricultural machinery firm that developed steam engines. His firm also developed early diesels and caterpillar tracks.2
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Born Jun 4, 1790, died Jan 6, 1864.1
About
He came from a farming family, the son of William Hornsby and his wife Sarah.
From Wikipedia’s article on Richard Hornsby, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Richard Hornsby & SonsFounder6
Career
Occupation: engineer, businessperson.4
- Date not recordedFounded Richard Hornsby & Sons3
Personal life
- BornJun 4, 1790, Elsham5
Five of his children were Richard (born 1827), Louisa, James (born 1836), Helen Mary Anne and William (born 1838).
He died on 6 January 1864. His wife, Mary, died on 15 October 1866, aged 66. At the time of his death he had eight grandchildren. Two of his great-grand children would go to Eton. Although there is no monument to Richard Hornsby, one of his great-grandsons, Richard William Hornsby, is listed on the war memorial in Barrowby, after being killed in the First World War in Greece. His family were quite wealthy, owning 421 acres (1.70 km2) of land, as the Hornsby company was a world leader in engine manufacture, until 1918.
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- 1WikidataRichard Hornsby on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRichard Hornsby on Wikipedia
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- 6WikidataRichard Hornsby & Sons, Founder
- 7Wikimedia CommonsRichard Hornsby photo by Unknown photographer, Public domain