John Roebuck

(1718-1794)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Roebuck, John, 1718-1794 NRA: Roebuck John (1718-1794) Inventor DNB: Roebuck, John (bap. 1718, d. 1794), ironmaster LBT ID: JoRoebu1794 VIAF ID: 9722692 LOC ID: nr93044635	B/BAP: 1718-09-17 DIED: 1794-07-17
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Sheffield-born ironmaster and partner with James Watt in developing the steam engine.
REFERENCES TO John Roebuck: Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chapter XI. Found 1: ¶ n1