Henry Brogden (30 Sep 1828 – 21 Jun 1913) was born in

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, the third son of John Brogden. He was educated at

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and spent a year at the locomotive works of George Stephenson, Newcastle-on-Tyne. He enjoyed engineering shop work and kept a very complete workshop at home. Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Annual Report of Council (1913), Obituaries, Henry Brogden When he was old enough he became a partner in his father’s firm

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. He played a full part in the direction of their many contracts and business interests. However whereas his elder brother Alexander Brogden seems to have been a very outgoing man, was elected as an MP and led the firm into many ventures, lawsuits and eventually into bankruptcy, Henry comes across as quieter, more studious and perhaps more careful.Higgins, L.S. (Summer 1978), ''The Brogden Pioneers of the early industrial development in Mid-Glamorgan'',

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Journal XX (3): 240–252 He is hard to find in literature. Henry Brogden is said to have been the engineer of the Stockport Viaduct, as well Brogden’s own railways, collieries and ironworks in South Wales. Brogden was a

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and a Member of the

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. In the 1860s, Henry bought Hale Lodge,

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then in

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, from the Rev. Charles Wallace. After the failure of John Brogden and Sons in 1880, Henry Brogden continued to live at Hale Lodge. whereas Alexander was forced to leave his substantial home near

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. Henry died at Hale Lodge in 1913.Family information At the time Hale Lodge (built 1808, demolished 1950s) was the largest house in Hale.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brogden, Henry John Brogden and Sons 1828 births 1913 deaths English civil engineering contractors British railway civil engineers British railway pioneers Engineers from Manchester People of the Industrial Revolution Fellows of the Geological Society of London Businesspeople from Manchester English Methodists History of Greater Manchester Alumni of King's College London Viaduct engineers 19th-century English businesspeople