Joseph Elkington | |
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| Born | Baptised 1 January 1740 Warwickshire, England |
| Died | October 1806 |
| Resting place | Graveyard of All Saints' Church, Madeley, Staffordshire, England |
| Monuments | In All Saints' churchyard, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire |
| Nationality | English |
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| Known for | Improvements to land drainage |
| Relatives | George Elkington (grandson) |
| Awards | £1,000 and gold ring |
Joseph Elkington (baptised 1 January 1740[1] at Stretton-on-Dunsmore in Warwickshire, died October 1806) was an English agriculturalist, lauded by parliament for his reforms to land drainage.[2]
- ^ H. S. Torrens, 'Elkington, Joseph (bap. 1740, d. 1806)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 accessed 16 Feb 2013
- ^ Upton, Chris (15 February 2013). "Farm engineer Joseph Elkington was an expert in his field". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 16 February 2013.