Henry Pochin | |
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 Etching by P. A. Rajon after W. W. Ouless | |
| Born | Henry Davis Pochin 25 May 1824 |
| Died | 28 August 1895 (aged 71) |
| Occupation(s) | Chemist and industrialist |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Agnes Heap |
| Children | three survived infancy (of whom Laura) [1] |
Henry Davis Pochin (25 May 1824 – 28 August 1895)[2] was a British industrial chemist. He invented a process that enabled white soap to be made and a means of using china clay to create better quality paper. He owned several china clay pits in Cornwall, and a mine at Tredegar in South Wales, and was briefly a Liberal Member of Parliament. His wife was Agnes Pochin who was a leading suffragist.
- ^ Crawford, Elizabeth (2004). "Pochin [née Heap], Agnes". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/56284. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ H. T. Milliken (1975). The Road to Bodnant: The Story Behind the Foundation of the Famous North Wales Garden. Morten. p. vii. ISBN 978-0-85972-021-2.