James McConnell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British railway engineer
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Place of Birth: Fermoy, Munster, Ireland
About James McConnell
- James Edward McConnell (1815–1883) was one of the first locomotive engineers of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).
- He was Locomotive Superintendent of the LNWR's Southern Division at Wolverton railway works from 1847 to 1862 and oversaw the design of the "Bloomer" and "Patent" locomotives.
- He was also one of the founding members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and its first chairman, discussing the issue of an institute in 1846 at Bromsgrove.
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