Hugh Silver
English businessman and civil engineer
About Hugh Silver
Lived 1825 – 1912 (aged 86–87).
Hugh Adams Silver (14 July, 1825 St John's Wood – 27 March, 1912) was an English businessman, civil engineer and military officer.
Life He founded the India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works in Silvertown, East London in 1864. He became an associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1861. He was responsible for giving ebonite its name. He founded and equipped the 9th (Silvertown) Essex Rifle Volunteer Corps and was its commander with the rank of colonel.
From c.1876 he lived in Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, Kent.
Family He was the son of Stephen Winckworth Silver (26 February 1790 - 4 October 1855) founder of S. W. Silver and Company,
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Who was Hugh Silver?
English businessman and civil engineer (1825–1912)
When was Hugh Silver born?
Hugh Silver was born in 1825.
When did Hugh Silver die?
Hugh Silver died in 1912.
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