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cake roaster"- Weldon' s chlorine process 

 - Dr. Hurter Deacon's paper before 

 Chemical Society, June 30, 1872, on his 

 chlorine process Deacon a thinker, but also 

 essentially practical Dr. Vernon Harcourt's 

 visit to Wianes Deacon's appreciation of the 

 work of his assistants His public work for 

 Widnes Summary of his life and work 

 Died 23rd July, 1876 151 



VI. JAMES SHANKS. 



Managing partner with Crosfield Bros. & Co. 



His humorous greeting to late workmen 

 " Shanks' " vat Born at Johnstone, Renfrew- 

 shire, April 24, 1800 His father, an engineer, 

 made a partner at a cotton mill at Linwood 

 Six sons trained to a knowledge of engineering 



Value of this training in after life to his 

 son James James sent to Glasgow University 

 to study medicine Took his diploma, and 

 commenced practice at Johnstone Studied 

 chemistry under Dr. Andrew Ure (1821), 

 author of the " Dictionary of Chemistry " 

 Dr. Ure's wide range of knowledge Various 

 subjects he wrote on Shanks' enthusiasm 

 Gave scientific lectures at Johnstone Gave up 

 medicine, and started a small chemical works 

 at Paisley Took a situation at Worcester, 

 and then at Newcastle-on-Tyne In 1836 

 retained by Gossage Elliott and Russell, 

 inventors of the revolving black-ash furnace 

 Greenbank alkali works Longmaid's soda 



