Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin (March 25 1833 - June 12 1885) was Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, remarkable for his versatility. Known to the world as the inventor of telpherage, he was an electrician and cable engineer, a lecturer, linguist, critic, actor, dramatist and artist. His descendants include the Tory MPs Patrick Jenkin and Bernard Jenkin. Wikipedia
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