Edward Hammond Bentall (19 June 1814 – 7 August 1898) was an English designer of ploughs and agricultural equipment and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874.
His father was a ploughmaker who developed a business making agricultural implements.
[1] Bentall was educated at private schools at Maldon and Brentwood and at the age of 22 went into his father's business as an engineer.
He grew the business at the works at Heybridge, Maldon, Essex and in 1839 established the company as E. H. Bentall & Co.
The house pioneered concrete block construction and was built with ducted air heating and no fireplaces, although some were added later.