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<p> An eminent engineer, born at Kelso; served an apprenticeship in N. Shields, and in 1817 started business in Manchester, where he came to the front as a builder of iron ships; improved upon [[Robert]] Stephenson's idea of a tubular bridge, and built upwards of 1000 of these; introduced iron shafts into cotton mills, and was employed by [[Government]] to test the suitability of iron for purposes of defence; created a baronet in 1869 (1789-1874). </p> | <p> An eminent engineer, born at Kelso; served an apprenticeship in N. Shields, and in 1817 started business in Manchester, where he came to the front as a builder of iron ships; improved upon [[Robert]] Stephenson's idea of a tubular bridge, and built upwards of 1000 of these; introduced iron shafts into cotton mills, and was employed by [[Government]] to test the suitability of iron for purposes of defence; created a baronet in 1869 (1789-1874). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73217"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/fairbairn,+sir+william Sir William Fairbairn from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73217"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/fairbairn,+sir+william Sir William Fairbairn from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 15 October 2021
Sir William Fairbairn [1]
An eminent engineer, born at Kelso; served an apprenticeship in N. Shields, and in 1817 started business in Manchester, where he came to the front as a builder of iron ships; improved upon Robert Stephenson's idea of a tubular bridge, and built upwards of 1000 of these; introduced iron shafts into cotton mills, and was employed by Government to test the suitability of iron for purposes of defence; created a baronet in 1869 (1789-1874).
