Evan Leigh
(1810-1876), Inventor and writerSitter in 1 portrait
by John Smith III
line engraving, 1860s or after
NPG D8240
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Elaine Griffiths Roberts
11 March 2019, 14:38
On Sept 29 1865, Evan and his son Frederick Allen Leigh received the Great Seal Patent Office from Her Majesty Queen Victoria, for Mechanical Engineers. This was in the City of Manchester, Lancaster, England.