Chapter VII
The Inventions of Henry Cort
Parentage of Henry CortBecomes a navy agentState of the iron tradeCort’s experiments in iron-makingTakes a foundry at FontleyPartnership with JellicoeVarious improvers in iron-making: Roebuck, Cranege, OnionsCort’s improved processes describedHis patentsHis inventions adopted by Crawshay, Homfray, and other ironmastersCort’s iron approved by the AdmiraltyPublic defalcations of Adam Jellicoe, Cort’s partnerCort’s property and patents confiscatedPublic proceedings thereonRuin of Henry CortAccount of Richard Crawshay, the great ironmasterHis early lifeIronmonger in LondonStarts an iron-furnace at Merthyr TydvilProjects and makes a canalGrowth of Merthyr Tydvil and its industryHenry Cort the founder of the iron aristocracy, himself unrewarded