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See also:- BELL
- BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE (1819—1905)
- BELL, ANDREW (1753—1832)
- BELL, GEORGE JOSEPH (1770-1843)
- BELL, HENRY (1767-1830)
- BELL, HENRY GLASSFORD (1803-1874)
- BELL, JACOB (1810-1859)
- BELL, JOHN (1691-178o)
- BELL, JOHN (1763-1820)
- BELL, JOHN (1797-1869)
- BELL, ROBERT (1800-1867)
- BELL, SIR CHARLES (1774—1842)
BELL, See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
HENRY (1767-1830) , Scottish engineer, was See also:born at Torphichen, See also:Linlithgowshire, in 1767. Having received the See also:ordinary See also:education of a See also:parish school, he was apprenticed to his See also:uncle, a millwright, and, after qualifying himself as a See also:ship-modeller at Bo'ness, went to See also:London, where he found employment under See also:John See also:Rennie, the celebrated engineer. Re-turning to See also:Scotland in 1790, he first settled as a See also:carpenter at See also:Glasgow and afterwards removed to See also:Helensburgh, on the See also:Firth of See also:Clyde where he pursued his See also:mechanical projects, and also found occasional employment as an engineer. In See also:January 1812 he placed on the Clyde a steamboat (which he named the " See also:Comet ") of about 25 tons, propelled by an See also:engine of three See also:horse See also:power, at a See also:speed of 7 M. an See also:hour. Although the See also:honour of priority is admitted to belong to the See also:American engineer See also:Robert See also:Fulton, there appears to be no doubt that Fulton had received very material assistance in the construction of his See also:vessel from Bell and others in See also:Great See also:Britain. A handsome sum was raised for Bell by subscription among the citizens of Glasgow; and he also received from the trustees of the See also:river Clyde a See also:pension of £loo a See also:year. He died at Helens See also:burgh on the 14th of See also:November 1830. A See also:monument to his memory stands on the See also:banks of the Clyde,.at Dunglass, near See also:Bowling.
End of Article: BELL, HENRY (1767-1830)
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