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Richard Dudgeon
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Richard Dudgeon (1819, Tain – 9 April 1895, New York City)[1] was a mechanic, noted for his inventions of the hydraulic jack and steam carriage. Born in Scotland,[2] he emigrated as a boy with his family to the United States, where he became a mechanic in New York. He founded an engineering machine shop on Broome Street and this prospered, so that he was able to live well nearby and have a country estate in Harlem.[3] The business still exists as Richard Dudgeon, Inc.[4]
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