William Dent Priestman
British engineer
Died when: 89 years 15 days (1068 months)Star Sign: Virgo
William Dent Priestman (23 August 1847 – 7 September 1936), born 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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