John Wilkinson (industrialist)

John Wilkinson (industrialist)

John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson (1728 – 1808) was an English industrialist who pioneered the use and manufacture of cast iron and cast-iron goods in the Industrial Revolution.

Read more about John Wilkinson (industrialist):  Ironbridge, Copper Interests, Lead Mines and Works, Philanthropy, Family Life, and Death

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