John Hutchinson (1825 - 14 March 1865) was a chemist and industrialist who established the first chemical factory in Widnes, Lancashire, England. He moved from working in a chemical factory in St Helens and built his own chemical factory in 1847 in the Woodend area of Widnes near to the junction of the Sankey Canal and the River Mersey. In this factory he manufactured alkali by the Leblanc process. Wikipedia
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