Samuel Galton, Jr.
Samuel "John" Galton Jr. FRS (18 June 1753 - 19 June 1832), born in Duddeston, Birmingham, England. Despite being a Quaker he was an arms manufacturer. He was a member of the Lunar Society and lived at Great Barr Hall.
He married Lucy Barclay (1757–1817). They had the following children:
- Mary Anne Galton (1778–1856), married Lambert Schimmelpenick in 1806
- Sophia Galton (1782–1863) married Charles Brewin in 1833
- Samuel Tertius Galton (1783–1844) (whose son Francis Galton was also notable)
- Theodore Galton (1784–1810)
- Adele Galton (1784–1869) married John Kaye Booth, MD in 1827, dsp.
- Hubert John Barclay Galton (1789–1864)
- Ewen Cameron Galton, (1791–1800), died aged 9.
- John Howard Galton (1794–1862), father of Douglas Strutt Galton.
Galton owned 300 acres (120 ha) of land at Westhay Moor, Somerset, which he had drained, by constructing Galton's Canal.[1]
Commemoration
Galton Bridge at Smethwick is named in his honour, and he is remembered by the Moonstones in Birmingham and a tower block in the centre of that city.
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Persondata |
Name |
Galton, Samuel |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
English arms manufacturer |
Date of birth |
18 June 1753 |
Place of birth |
Duddeston, Birmingham |
Date of death |
19 June 1832 |
Place of death |
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