Sir Henry Bessemer, inventor and engineer scottie California during their visit to

California during their visit to the USA

Traditionally he has had the reputation of being a tyrannical despot responsible for the persecution of Christians and Jews

Head and shoulders portrait of Abraham Hill regarding the viewer over his right shoulder

St John the Baptist in Hoxton

Portrait of American politician Bankhead

Sir Henry Bessemer, inventor and engineer scottie California during their visit toSir Henry Bessemer, inventor and engineer, 1881. Bessemer (1813 1898) was a prolific inventor, but is best known for discovering the Bessemer Process for manufacturing steel, which made the cheap production of steel in bulk possible for the first time. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock