Francis Wishaw
Francis Wishaw (c1804- ), Civil Engineer
1834 Francis Wishaw of Ely Place, a Civil Engineer, became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.[1]
1837 Published Analysis of Railways.[2]
1842 Published Railways of Great Britain and Ireland
1845 Francis Wishaw, Esq., C.E., Brook Lodge, Hendon. Engineer to the Barnet and North Metropolitan Junction Railway.[3]
1845 Francis Wishaw, the engineer, on behalf of Prosser's Patent Wooden Railway.[4]
1848 'Mr Francis Wishaw, C.E., has registered his design the 'telekouphenon,' or pneumatic telegraph. If the proposal to telegraph through water...'[5]
1849 Francis Wishaw has lately travelled through Prussia and found the electric telegraph in use on a plan precisely similar to his own.[6]
1851 Living at 3 Rutland Street, St. Pancras: Francis Wishaw (age 47 born St. Georges), Civil Engineer. With his wife Frances and four daughters.[7]
1853 Francis Wishaw has invented and patented a new lock, applicable for banking purposes the employment of electro-magnetism.[8]
1856 Died. Found lying injured on the pavement. Inquest.[9]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1834 Institution of Civil Engineers
- ↑ Morning Post - Friday 10 March 1837
- ↑ Sun (London) - Friday 19 September 1845
- ↑ London Railway Newspaper - Saturday 08 November 1845
- ↑ Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 13 June 1848
- ↑ Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 08 September 1849
- ↑ 1851 Census
- ↑ Stirling Observer - Thursday 01 September 1853
- ↑ Morning Chronicle - Friday 10 October 1856