John Bailey (agriculturist)
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John Bailey was an English agriculturist and engraver.
, then in Yorkshire
, now in County Durham
. where he was born in 1750. At an early age he manifested artistic tendencies. While employed as tutor to his uncle's children he devoted his leisure hours to engraving various pieces, which he afterwards published. Both in his artistic and mathematical studies he received assistance from his uncle.
After completing the education of his uncle's children he became mathematical teacher at Witton-le-Wear
, and began also the business of a land surveyor. Shortly after his marriage he was appointed land agent to Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville
at Chillingham
, a situation he retained till his death, 4 June 1819, in his sixty-ninth year.
, the topographer of Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland. He devoted attention to the natural sciences, especially mineralogy, chemistry, hydraulics, and pneumatics, used by him in promoting improvements in rural economy; in 1795 he published an 'Essay on the Construction of the Plough,' in which he employed mathematical calculations to demonstrate the advantages of the alterations he proposed. He was also the joint author of the reports on the counties of Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, drawn up for the Board of Agriculture.
Life
Bailey was the son of William Bailey, of Blades Field, near BowesBowes
Bowes is a village in County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, it is situated close to Barnard Castle. It is built around the medieval Bowes Castle.-Civic history:...
, then in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, now in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
. where he was born in 1750. At an early age he manifested artistic tendencies. While employed as tutor to his uncle's children he devoted his leisure hours to engraving various pieces, which he afterwards published. Both in his artistic and mathematical studies he received assistance from his uncle.
After completing the education of his uncle's children he became mathematical teacher at Witton-le-Wear
Witton-le-Wear
Witton-le-Wear is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Wear, to the north-west of Bishop Auckland.-Geography and administration:...
, and began also the business of a land surveyor. Shortly after his marriage he was appointed land agent to Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville
Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville
Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville , styled Lord Ossulston from 1753 to 1767, was a British nobleman, a collector of shells and a famous patron of Surrey cricket in the 1770s. He agreed a set of cricket rules that included the first mention of the Leg before wicket rule. His wife, Emma, was...
at Chillingham
Chillingham
Chillingham can refer to:* Chillingham Castle, an ancient castle in Northumberland, England, near Chillingham* Chillingham Cattle, a herd of rare cattle which have lived for centuries in the grounds of Chillingham Castle, in Northumberland, England...
, a situation he retained till his death, 4 June 1819, in his sixty-ninth year.
Works
Bailey engraved several of the plates for the works of William HutchinsonWilliam Hutchinson (topographer)
-Life:By 1760 he was established as a solicitor in Barnard Castle, County Durham. He was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on 15 February 1781, and communicated in November 1788 an 'Account of Antiquities in Lancashire' . Hutchinson died on 7 April 1814, having survived his wife only two...
, the topographer of Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland. He devoted attention to the natural sciences, especially mineralogy, chemistry, hydraulics, and pneumatics, used by him in promoting improvements in rural economy; in 1795 he published an 'Essay on the Construction of the Plough,' in which he employed mathematical calculations to demonstrate the advantages of the alterations he proposed. He was also the joint author of the reports on the counties of Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, drawn up for the Board of Agriculture.