Richard Arkwright
1732–1792
English inventor of the water frame and pioneer of the factory system.
Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) was an industrialist, born in Preston and died in Cromford.
- Known as
- Industrialist
- Category
- Business & Industry
- Born
- 1732, Preston
- Died
- 1792, Cromford
Alive at the same time as Richard Arkwright
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Portrait: Joseph Wright of Derby, Public domain.
