Charles Chubb

Charles Chubb (died May 16, 1845, Islington, London, Eng.) was a British inventor and entrepreneur, founder of the locksmith firm of Chubb & Son (now Chubb & Son PLC), which in the 20th century became a major corporation manufacturing and distributing locks, safes, alarms, fire extinguishers, security systems, surveillance equipment, and other products. Beginning the hardware trade in Winchester, Hampshire, Chubb moved first to nearby Portsea and then to London, where he founded Chubb &...