Chapman, John, machinery maker
Other Business Names:
- Chapman, William
- Chapman, J & W
- Safety Cabriolet & Two Wheel Carriage Co
- Great Indian Peninsula Railway Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Loughborough, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Horse drawn & hand pulled vehicle & components production
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Mechanical engineering
Textile & wearing apparel making machinery production
Notes:
John Chapman, 1801-54. Son of John Chapman, c1754-1840, clockmaker of Loughborough. He established at Loughborough, in partnership with his brother, William, the firm of J & W Chapman which made machinery for lace industry. Failed 1834. In London in 1830s involved in Safety Cabriolet & Two Wheel Carriage Co which made hansom cabs to Chapman's design. 1840s involved in promotion of Great Indian Peninsula Railway Co
Publications:
- 'John Chapman and the promotion of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, 1842-1850' in R Roth & G Dunhobl (eds), Across the Borders. Financing the world's railways in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by Kerr, Ian J
- Philosopher John. The life of John Chapman, 1801-1854, engineer, inventor and political writer by Chapman, John W
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Chapman, William
- Chapman, J & W
- Safety Cabriolet & Two Wheel Carriage Co
- Great Indian Peninsula Railway Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Loughborough, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Horse drawn & hand pulled vehicle & components production
- Mechanical engineering Textile & wearing apparel making machinery production
Notes:
John Chapman, 1801-54. Son of John Chapman, c1754-1840, clockmaker of Loughborough. He established at Loughborough, in partnership with his brother, William, the firm of J & W Chapman which made machinery for lace industry. Failed 1834. In London in 1830s involved in Safety Cabriolet & Two Wheel Carriage Co which made hansom cabs to Chapman's design. 1840s involved in promotion of Great Indian Peninsula Railway CoPublications:
- 'John Chapman and the promotion of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, 1842-1850' in R Roth & G Dunhobl (eds), Across the Borders. Financing the world's railways in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by Kerr, Ian J
- Philosopher John. The life of John Chapman, 1801-1854, engineer, inventor and political writer by Chapman, John W