Frederick Walton

For the British railway engineer in India, see Frederick Walton (engineer).
Frederick Walton
Born
Frederick Edward Walton

(1834-03-13)13 March 1834
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Died16 May 1928(1928-05-16) (aged 94)
OccupationsInventor, manufacturer, businessman
Known forInventing Linoleum and Lincrusta
Founder of Waltons and Sons
FamilyJames Walton (father)

Frederick Edward Walton (13 March 1834 – 16 May 1928), was an English manufacturer and inventor whose invention of Linoleum in Chiswick was patented in 1863. He also invented Lincrusta in 1877.

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