John Chubb (locksmith)
John Chubb | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Chubb 10 December 1816 Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 30 October 1872 (aged 55) Brixton Rise, Surrey, England |
| Occupation(s) | Locksmith, Lock & Safe Manufacturer |
| Known for | Chubb Locks & Safes |
| Spouses |
|
| Parent | Charles Chubb & Maria Heyter |
John Chubb (10 December 1816 – 30 October 1872), was an English locksmith and inventor who patented many improvements to locks, safes and strong rooms.[1]
He succeeded his father Charles Chubb, who had founded the family company of Chubb & Son.
He wrote an important paper on locks and keys, for which he was awarded the Telford Medal in 1850 by the Institution of Civil Engineers.[1]
He married twice. His three sons John, George and Henry succeeded him in running the business, of whom George became Baron Hayter of Chislehurst in 1928.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lance Day, ed. (2003). Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology. Ian McNeil. Taylor & Francis. pp. 260–1. ISBN 978-0-203-02829-2.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This English biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1816 births
- 1872 deaths
- 19th-century British inventors
- Locksmiths
- 19th-century metalsmiths
- 19th-century British artisans
- English metalsmiths
- English non-fiction writers
- English male non-fiction writers
- 19th-century English male writers
- Businesspeople from Portsmouth
- Chubb family
- Engineers from Portsmouth
- English people stubs