Frederick Edward Walton (13 March 1834[1] – 16 May 1928),[2] was an English manufacturer and inventor whose invention of Linoleum in Chiswick[3] was patented in 1863.

[6] In 1855, Frederick joined his father James and brother William in the family wire card-making business of Walton and Sons, in Haughton Dale.

[3] He moved his factory to Staines, and in 1864, formed the Linoleum Manufacturing Company[7] which, by 1869, was exporting to Europe and the United States.

[8] In the 1870s, Walton partnered with carpet manufacturer John Crossley to form the American Linoleum Company.

Walton spent two years in America setting up the factory and starting the business, before returning to the United Kingdom.

He also invented a number of related products, most notably Lincrusta, an embossed wall-covering based on linoleum, launched in 1877.