Jabez Carter Hornblower
Jabez Carter Hornblower | |
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| Born | 21 May 1744 Broseley, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 14 July 1814 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Bunhill Fields |
| Known for | compound steam engine |
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| Children | 8 |
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| Relatives | Jonathan Hornblower (brother) Josiah Hornblower (uncle) |
Jabez Carter Hornblower (21 May 1744 – 14 July 1814) was an English pioneer of
Jonathan Hornblower
.
Early life
Hornblower was born in
Newcomen steam engines in Cornwall
.
Career
Hornblower later worked for Boulton and Watt building the new Watt steam engines designed and patented by James Watt.
By 1790, he had set up a business in
King's Bench debtors prison but on his release in 1805 he managed to secure some work in mainland Europe building engines until his return to England
in 1813.
Personal life
Hornblower had married twice, once in Cornwall to Mary John, with whom he had four children and, on her death, to Ann Hanbury of Bridgnorth, Shropshire with whom he had another four children.
Death
Hornblower died on 11 July 1814 and was buried in the Bunhill Fields burial ground in London.
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