Newcomen
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Newcomen may refer to:
People with the surname Newcomen:
- Viscount NewcomenViscount NewcomenViscount Newcomen, of Mosstown in the County of Longford, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1803 for Charlotte Gleadowe-Newcomen, Baroness Newcomen. She had already been made Baroness Newcomen, of Mosstown in the County of Longford, in 1800, also in the Peerage of Ireland...
, an extinct viscountcy
People with the surname Newcomen:
- John NewcomenJohn NewcomenJohn Newcomen was murdered by Mayflower passenger John Billington in 1630, making him the first white settler murdered by another white settler in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.There are two principal recordings of the event written in the 17th century...
(circa 1613-1630), first white settler murdered by another white settler in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts - Matthew NewcomenMatthew NewcomenMatthew Newcomen was an English nonconformist churchman.His exact date of birth is unknown. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge . In 1636 he became lecturer at Dedham in Essex, and led the church reform party in that county. He assisted Edmund Calamy the Elder in writing Smectymnuus ,...
(circa 1610-1669), English nonconformist churchman - Thomas NewcomenThomas NewcomenThomas Newcomen was an ironmonger by trade and a Baptist lay preacher by calling. He was born in Dartmouth, Devon, England, near a part of the country noted for its tin mines. Flooding was a major problem, limiting the depth at which the mineral could be mined...
(1663-1729), ironmonger and inventor of the steam engine