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The Dictionary of Ulster Biography
 
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Samuel Davidson (1846 - 1921):
Inventor


Samuel Davidson was born in Belfast and went to India to help his cousin run a tea plantation. In 1877 he designed a a tea-drier and later set up his own firm in Belfast to construct driers. This led to the design of the Sirocco forward-bladed centrifugal fan.


Born: 18 November 1846
Died: 18 August 1921
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