Samuel Brown

Civil engineer, Architect

1774 – 1852

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Who was Samuel Brown?

Captain Sir Samuel Brown of Netherbyres KH FRSE was an early pioneer of chain design and manufacture and of suspension bridge design and construction. He is best known for the Union Bridge of 1820, the first vehicular suspension bridge in Britain.

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Born
Jan 10, 1774
London
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Employment
  • Royal Navy
    (1795 - )
Lived in
  • London
Died
Mar 15, 1852
Blackheath, London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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