working men. William Neilson, James's brother, founded the Glasgow engineers and locomotive manufacturers Neilson and Company, in 1836, partly financed by James. James's son Walter took over the running of the firm in 1843. See also Neilson v Harford References External links James Beaumont Neilson from Memoirs and portraits of one hundred Glasgow men (1886) 1792 births 1865 deaths Scottish inventors People of the Industrial Revolution Engineers from Glasgow Fellows of the Royal Society James Beaumont Businesspeople from Glasgow 19th-century Scottish businesspeople