Robert Hammond (electrical engineer)

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Robert Hammond (19 January 1850, Waltham Cross – 5 August 1915, Hampstead) was an English electrical engineer who pioneered electric lighting and the generation and distribution of electrical power for lighting and other purposes.{{cite web |title=Robert Hammond |url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Robert_Hammond |website=www.gracesguide.co.uk |publisher=Graces Guide |accessdate=29 August 2020}}

Following the demonstration of a Charles F. Brush's arc lamp lighting system in Brighton in 1881, Hammond established the Hammond Electric Light and Power Company which supplied electricity to enable shopkeepers located in Queen’s Road, Brighton and Western Road to install electric lighting in their premises.{{cite web |title=First supply meter in 1884 |url=https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/topics/technology/electricity/electricity |website=My Brighton and Hove |publisher=My Brighton and Hove |accessdate=29 August 2020 |language=en}}