William Dent Priestman, born in 1847 near Kingston upon Hull was a Quaker and engineering pioneer, inventor of the Priestman Oil Engine, and co-founder with his brother Samuel of the Priestman Brothers engineering company, manufacturers of cranes, winches and excavators. Priestman Brothers built the earliest recorded railway locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine.
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23 August 1847 Sutton-on-Hull, Kingston upon Hull, England
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Died |
7 September 1936 (aged 89) Kingston upon Hull
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Zodiac | Leo |
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