Isaac Holden MP
(1807-1897)

inventor of the Square Motion Comb, inventor of the Lucifer match, and Member of Parliament

Died aged c. 90

Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet (7 May 1807 – 13 August 1897) was an inventor and manufacturer, who is known both for his work in developing the Square Motion wool-combing machine and as a Radical Liberal Member of Parliament.

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Oakworth, United Kingdom

Oakworth House home of Sir Isaac Holden BART 1807-1897 First Member of Parliament for Keighley Inventor of the Square Motion Comb and the Lucifer Match

Holden Park, B6143, Oakworth, United Kingdom where they lived