Person Macintosh; Charles (1766 - 1843) Macintosh Charles 1766 - 1843 British Male Glasgow, Scotland 29 December 1766 Dunchattan, near Glasgow 25 July 1843

Glasgow (1824)

Chemist Career: Placed in counting house, but devoted himself to chemistry; began commercial manufacture of chemicals (c 1787); started first alum works in Scotland (1797); patented his method for waterproofing fabrics (1823), hence 'Mackintosh' coat Son of George Macintosh, merchant, of Glasgow and his wife Mary Moore, aunt of General Sir John Moore Fellow 29/04/1824 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1843 No 58 pp 486-488 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 29 Dec 1766 - 25 Jul 1843 NA5481 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/67245194 b0c96520-90f4-465c-b8c0-a5b792ed1524