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| name = James Lansdowne Norton |
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| birth_date = 1869 |
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| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], [[UK]] |
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| death_date = 1925 |
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| nationality =[[United Kingdom|British]] |
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| residence = [[England]], [[U.K.]] |
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| occupation = Motorcycle designer and manufacturer |
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'''James Lansdowne Norton''' was a motorcycle designer and manufacturer of the [[Norton motorcycles]] |
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==Early life== |
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James Lansdowne Norton was born in [[Birmingham]] in 1869<ref name="MIB">{{cite web|url=http://www.madeinbirmingham.org/norton.htm|title=Norton Motorcycles|accessdate=2008-10-04}}</ref>. He showed mechanical ability at an early age and made a model steam engine.<ref name="MIB" /> |
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==Business== |
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James Norton started The Norton Manufacturing Company at the age of 29 in 1898 at premises in Bradford Street, Birmingham. Initially supplying the bicycle spare parts he progresed to fully assembled bicycles. He met Charles Garrad, who worked for the French Clement engine company and in 1902 Norton made his first powered motorcycle with a Clement engine. He also used Peugeot engines and [[Rem Fowler]] entered it in the first [[TT motorcycle race]] at the [[Isle of Man]]. Fowler won the twin cylinder class and began Norton's racing career.<ref name="MIB" /> |
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Also in 1902 Norton exhibited motorcycles with his own engine design of engine, the ''Big Four'' side valve single which remained in production until 1954.<ref name="MIB" /> James Norton was a great engineer but struggled with the business and his company went into liquidation in 1913, being bought by Bob Shelley, who owned an automotive accessories manufacturing business.<ref name="MIB" /> |
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James Norton died in 1925 so he never saw how his designs would eventually become world leaders. |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 16:22, 4 October 2008
James Lansdowne Norton | |
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| Born | 1869 |
| Died | 1925 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Motorcycle designer and manufacturer |
James Lansdowne Norton was a motorcycle designer and manufacturer of the Norton motorcycles
Early life
James Lansdowne Norton was born in Birmingham in 1869[1]. He showed mechanical ability at an early age and made a model steam engine.[1]
Business
James Norton started The Norton Manufacturing Company at the age of 29 in 1898 at premises in Bradford Street, Birmingham. Initially supplying the bicycle spare parts he progresed to fully assembled bicycles. He met Charles Garrad, who worked for the French Clement engine company and in 1902 Norton made his first powered motorcycle with a Clement engine. He also used Peugeot engines and Rem Fowler entered it in the first TT motorcycle race at the Isle of Man. Fowler won the twin cylinder class and began Norton's racing career.[1]
Also in 1902 Norton exhibited motorcycles with his own engine design of engine, the Big Four side valve single which remained in production until 1954.[1] James Norton was a great engineer but struggled with the business and his company went into liquidation in 1913, being bought by Bob Shelley, who owned an automotive accessories manufacturing business.[1]
James Norton died in 1925 so he never saw how his designs would eventually become world leaders.