Robert Stephenson
@robertstephenson
British railway engineer and locomotive designer (1803-1859)
Building Robert Stephenson and Company as Founder
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1803–1859
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
About
Robert Stephenson (1803–1859) was a civil engineer and politician. They were born in Willington Quay. They studied at University of Edinburgh. They served as member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
In context
Robert Stephenson and Company was founded in 1823 and closed in 1960, after 137 years. Among the 13 other locomotive manufacturing companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 89 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Named alongside
At Robert Stephenson and Company
- Edward PeaseFounder
- George StephensonFounder
Contribution
Robert's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.