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Y. HENRY DEACON. 



Born in London, 30th July, 1822 A North- 

 amptonshire family Sent to a Quakers' school 

 Mechanical tastes Apprenticed at fourteen 

 to Galloway Sons, London Michael Faraday, 

 a friend of the Deacon family Tyndall's 

 estimate of Faraday and his method Deacon 

 a disciple of Faraday Liverpool and Man- 

 chester Railway opened, September 15, 1830 

 James Nasmyth started his works at 

 Patricroft, 1836 Holbrook Gaskell joins 

 Nasmyth Deacon comes to Nasmyth's 

 Patricroft works The steam hammer 

 Nasmyth's sketch, dated November 24, 1839 

 Schneider's visit to Patricroft Schneider 

 carries out Nasmyth's idea Faraday's letter to 

 Nasmyth Henry Deacon goes to Pilkington's 

 glassworks about 1848 Researches into 

 manufacture of alkali John Hutchinson with 

 Kurtz Deacon leaves St. Helens, and accepts 

 a post with Hutchinson at Widnes Deacon 

 leaves Hutchinson, and with William 

 Pilkington starts a chemical works at Widnes. 

 Partnership terminated, 1855 Holbrook 

 Gaskell joined Deacon Gossage's process of 

 manufacturing caustic soda, 1853 The 

 founders of Widnes Deacon discerned the 

 importance of the ammonia soda process 

 His patent, July 8, 1854 Deacon's 

 patents, in connection with manufacture 

 of alkali Deacon's chlorine patent, 29th 

 April, 1868 Several other patents up to 

 8th July, 1876 The "plus pressure salt- 



