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Bell, I. Lowthian (Isaac Lowthian), 1816-1904
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Lowthian Bell, ironmaster and Liberal Party politician from Washington, County Durham, England. Bell was a skilful entrepreneur as well as an innovative metallurgist. He was involved in multiple partnerships with his brothers to make iron and alkali chemicals. He pioneered the large-scale manufacture of aluminium at his Washington works, conducting experiments in its production, and in the production of other chemicals such as the newly discovered element thallium. He was a director of major companies including the North Eastern Railway and the Forth Bridge company, then the largest bridge project in the world.
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| associatedWith | American Philosophical Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bell Brothers Ltd, iron and steel manufacturers, colliery and quarry owners, Middlesbrough Cleveland | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thomas, Samuel, 1827-1906. | person |
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Birth 1816-02-18
Death 1904-12-20
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