Sir James Anderson, 1st Baronet
Sir James Anderson | |
|---|---|
 Grave of James Caleb Anderson (Highgate Cemetery) | |
| Born | July 21, 1792 |
| Died | April 4, 1861 (aged 68) London |
| Occupation | inventtor |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline, nee Shaw |
| Children | two sons and six daughters |
| Parent(s) | John Anderson, Elizabeth nee Semple |
Sir James Caleb Anderson, 1st Baronet (21 July 1792 – 4 April 1861),[1] was an inventor.
Biography[]
James Anderson was the eldest son of John Anderson, the founder of Fermoy, by his second wife, Elizabeth, the only daughter of Mr. James Semple, of Waterford. He was created a baronet on 22 March 1813, of Fermoy in the County of Cork,[2][1] for the great public services rendered to Ireland by his father. Sir James was a celebrated experimentalist in steam-coaching and took out various patents for his inventions. He lodged specifications in 1831 for "improvements in machinery for propelling vessels on water", in 1837 for "improvements in locomotive engines", and in 1846 for "certain improvements in obtaining motive power, and in applying it to propel carriages and vessels, and to the driving of machinery".
Anderson died in London on 4 April 1861[3] and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.
Family[]
By his marriage, in 1815, with Caroline, fourth daughter of Mr. Robert Shaw, of Dublin, he had two sons (both of whom died unmarried) and six daughters. As he left no male issue, the baronetcy became extinct.[3]
Notes[]
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "A" (part 1)
- ^ "No. 16663". The London Gazette. 31 October 1812. p. 2189.
- ^ a b Cooper 1885, p. 382.
References[]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cooper, Thompson (1885). "Anderson, James Caleb". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 382. the entry cites:
- Patents, 6147, 7407, 11273;
- Notes and Queries, 3rd series, vii. 153;
- Gent. Mag. ccx. 588.
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