Sir William Fothergill Cooke (1806–1879) by unknown photographer, 1870s Heritage Images Partnership
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Cooke, Sir William Fothergill (1806–1879), developer of electric telegraphy
James Burnley
revised by Brian Bowers
Cooke, Sir William Fothergill (1806–1879), developer of electric telegraphy, was born on 4 May 1806 at Ealing, Middlesex, one of two sons and two daughters of William Cooke (1776/7–1857), surgeon, and his wife, Elizabeth Ann, née Fothergill. In 1822 William Cooke was elected physician to ...
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Gamble, John (1761/2–1811), Church of England clergyman and writer on telegraphy
James Burnley
revised by R. C. Cox
Gamble, John (1761/2–1811), Church of England clergyman and writer on telegraphy, was born at Bungay, Suffolk, the son of Dixon Gamble, wool dealer. He was admitted to Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 1780, graduating BA in 1784, and taking his MA in 1787. He became a fellow of his college, was chaplain to the ...
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Grimston, Robert (1816–1884), cricketer and promoter of telegraphy
Gerald M. D. Howat
Grimston, Robert (1816–1884), cricketer and promoter of telegraphy, fourth son of James Walter Grimston, first earl of Verulam (1775–1845), and his wife, Charlotte (1783–1863), second daughter of Charles Jenkinson, first earl of Liverpool, was born at 42 Grosvenor Square, London, on 18 September 1816. He was a descendant of ...
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Highton, Henry (1816–1874), schoolmaster and experimenter in telegraphy
R. E. Anderson
revised by Peter Osborne
Highton, Henry (1816–1874), schoolmaster and experimenter in telegraphy, was born at Leicester on 19 January 1816, the eldest son of Henry Highton of that town. He was educated at Rugby School under Thomas Arnold, with whom he remained friendly for a number of years afterwards. He matriculated at ...
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Jackson, Sir Henry Bradwardine (1855–1929)
Maker: Walter Stoneman
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Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson (1855–1929) by Walter Stoneman, 1918 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Jackson, Sir Henry Bradwardine (1855–1929), naval officer and developer of wireless telegraphy
Paul G. Halpern
Jackson, Sir Henry Bradwardine (1855–1929), naval officer and developer of wireless telegraphy, was born on 21 January 1855 at Barnsley, Yorkshire, the eldest son of Henry Jackson, a farmer in nearby Cudworth, and his wife, Jane, the daughter of Charles Tee of Barnsley...
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Murray, Lord George (1761–1803), inventor of a shutter telegraph system and bishop of St David's
J. D. Davies
Murray, Lord George (1761–1803), inventor of a shutter telegraph system and bishop of St David's, was born at Dunkeld House, Dunkeld, Perthshire, on 30 January 1761, the second surviving son of John Murray, third duke of Atholl (1729–1774), and his wife, Charlotte Murray, ...
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Smith, Willoughby (1828–1891), telegraph engineer
Anita McConnell
Smith, Willoughby (1828–1891), telegraph engineer, was born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where he was baptized on 16 April 1828, the son of William Smith, a sailor, and his wife, Harriot. He grew up in Great Yarmouth, but nothing more is known of his life before 1848, when he joined the ...
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St John, Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry (1837–1891), political officer in India and telegraph engineer
Katherine Prior
St John, Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry (1837–1891), political officer in India and telegraph engineer, was born at Springfield House, Ryde, Isle of Wight, on 21 March 1837, the eldest son of Captain Oliver St John (1803–1844), of the Madras native infantry, and his wife, ...
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Varley, Cromwell Fleetwood (1828–1883), telegraph engineer
Bruce J. Hunt
Varley, Cromwell Fleetwood (1828–1883), telegraph engineer, was born at Kentish Town, London, on 6 April 1828, the second of the ten children of the artist and inventor Cornelius Varley (1781–1873) and his wife, Elizabeth Livermore Straker. He claimed descent from Oliver Cromwell and ...
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Wheatstone, Sir Charles (1802–1875), developer of telegraphy
S. P. Thompson
revised by Brian Bowers
Wheatstone, Sir Charles (1802–1875), developer of telegraphy, was born on 6 February 1802 at the home of his maternal grandparents, Manor House, Barnwood, Gloucester, the second of four children of William Wheatstone (1775–1854), a cordwainer (shoemaker) who had a shop in Upper Westgate Street, Gloucester...
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Wheatstone, Sir Charles (1802–1875)
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Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875) by Samuel Laurence, 1868 © National Portrait Gallery, London
