George Richards Elkington

George Richards Elkington (1801–1865) by Samuel West
The old Elkington Silver Electroplating Works in Birmingham
Commemorative inkstand, about 1850, Elkington & Co. V&A Museum no. 481&A-1901

George Richards Elkington (17 October 1801 – 22 September 1865) was a manufacturer from Birmingham, England. He patented the first commercial electroplating process.