Joseph Chessborough Dyer (1780–1871)

American-born inventor. Involved in trade between France and the United States, 1796–1811. From 1816, mainly occupied with developing mechanical devices for patent, and marketing his own and others’ devices. Helped found the Manchester Chronicle in 1821. Chairman of the Reform League from 1819. Vice-president, Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1851–68.