Joseph Hansom

Joseph Aloysius Hansom
Joseph Aloysius Hansom
BornOctober 26, 1803
York
DiedJune 29, 1882(1882-06-29) (aged 78)
Fulham
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsBirmingham Town Hall, 1831
Projectsinventor of the Hansom Cab, 1834
A Hansom cab.

Joseph Aloysius Hansom (26 October 1803 – 29 June 1882) was a British architect working principally in the Gothic Revival style. He invented the Hansom cab and founded the eminent architectural journal The Builder in 1843.