Isaac Cookson
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Isaac Cookson was the founder of Cookson Group
, a United Kingdom
-based materials technology businesses.
, Isaac Cookson moved to Newcastle upon Tyne
in 1704 to further his career. In partnership with his brother William, he acquired land at Little Clifton near Workington
in 1721 and built a foundry on it: by 1750 this foundry was making "a very great profit". Also in 1721, in partnership with Joseph Button, he established a facility for casting iron
and brass
in Gateshead
.
Then in 1728, using land he had leased in 1722, together with Joseph Airey, he took over and expanded the Dagnia Flint Glasshouse in Newcastle upon Tyne
: by the 1730s he was operating a separate glasshouse in South Shields
.
It was this collection of businesses which Isaac Cookson's descendants built into one of the largest materials technology businesses in the United Kingdom
.
He died in Newcastle upon Tyne
in 1743.
He should not be confused with his namesake, some 26 years younger (born 1705, died 1754), who was also born in Penrith and lived in Newcastle, who was one of the most notable silvermiths of the time.
Cookson Group
Cookson Group plc is a leading materials technology company headquartered in London which provides materials, processes and services to customers worldwide. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index....
, a United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based materials technology businesses.
Career
Baptised and brought up in PenrithPenrith, Cumbria
Penrith was an urban district between 1894 and 1974, when it was merged into Eden District.The authority's area was coterminous with the civil parish of Penrith although when the council was abolished Penrith became an unparished area....
, Isaac Cookson moved to Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
in 1704 to further his career. In partnership with his brother William, he acquired land at Little Clifton near Workington
Workington
Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...
in 1721 and built a foundry on it: by 1750 this foundry was making "a very great profit". Also in 1721, in partnership with Joseph Button, he established a facility for casting iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
and brass
Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
in Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
.
Then in 1728, using land he had leased in 1722, together with Joseph Airey, he took over and expanded the Dagnia Flint Glasshouse in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
: by the 1730s he was operating a separate glasshouse in South Shields
South Shields
South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...
.
It was this collection of businesses which Isaac Cookson's descendants built into one of the largest materials technology businesses in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
He died in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
in 1743.
He should not be confused with his namesake, some 26 years younger (born 1705, died 1754), who was also born in Penrith and lived in Newcastle, who was one of the most notable silvermiths of the time.