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Philip
Argall, who was born in St Agnes on 10 December 1815 to Philip and Mary Ann
(Delbridge) Argall, went to Ireland in about 1845 to mine in various
areas. He married Sarah
McCullum
in County Down, and raised
a family both there and in County Wicklow.
Although he moved around Ireland a great
deal, he remained at the Cronbane Mines in Avoca in County Wicklow for many
years. None of his children seemed to have stayed in Ireland, but
most became involved in mining elsewhere. One son, also called Philip Henry Argall became a noted
mining engineer working in all parts of the world (including a spell back in
Cornwall). He settled in Colorado, where he became the manager
of the La Planta Smelter in Leadville. He was naturalised as an
American citizen in 1889, and honoured on 8th September 1996, by the US National
Mining Hall of Fame, which recognised Philip for induction into their Hall of
Fame at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He
developed many new methods of treating mineral ore, and eventually became
honoured as a notable American in the US National Biographical
Dictionary.
His other surviving brothers moved from Ireland to England, Wales,
Australia and the United States. There are now no ARGALLs
living permanently in Ireland.
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