Richard Arkwright

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Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and entrepreneur whose development of water-powered spinning machinery and factory-based textile production made him a pivotal figure in the early Industrial Revolution.

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Sir Richard Arkwright 7
Richard Arkwright canonical 4
Arkwright 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
industrialist
inventor
burialPlace St Mary’s Church, Cromford
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1732-12-23
dateOfDeath 1792-08-03
educatedAt self-educated
ethnicGroup English
familyName Arkwright
linked to: Richard Arkwright
fieldOfWork mechanical engineering
textile industry
fullName Sir Richard Arkwright
linked to: Richard Arkwright
givenName Richard
hasChild Richard Arkwright Jr.
linked to: Richard Arkwright
hasInfluenceOn mechanization of textile production
rise of factory towns in England
hasTitle knight
industry cotton industry
influenced Industrial Revolution in Britain
development of modern factory system
knownFor factory system of production
mass production of cotton yarn
water-powered cotton spinning
languageSpoken English
notableAchievement development of water-powered spinning machinery
key role in the early Industrial Revolution
pioneering factory-based textile production
notableWork factory-based cotton spinning system
water frame
occupation entrepreneur
industrialist
inventor
manufacturer
placeOfBirth Preston, Lancashire, England
linked to: Preston
placeOfDeath Cromford, Derbyshire, England
previousOccupation barber
wig maker
religion Anglicanism
linked to: Anglican Communion
residence Cromford, Derbyshire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
linked to: Preston
sexOrGender male
spouse Margaret Biggins
Patience Holt
workLocation Cromford, Derbyshire, England
Lancashire, England
linked to: Lancashire

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Industrial Revolution hasKeyFigure Richard Arkwright
Richard Arkwright fullName Sir Richard Arkwright
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Richard Arkwright familyName Arkwright
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Richard Arkwright hasChild Richard Arkwright Jr.
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Cromford developedBy Sir Richard Arkwright
subject linked to: Cromford, Derbyshire, England
linked to: Richard Arkwright
Cromford associatedWith Sir Richard Arkwright
subject linked to: Cromford, Derbyshire, England
linked to: Richard Arkwright
St Mary’s Church, Cromford burialPlaceOf Sir Richard Arkwright
linked to: Richard Arkwright
St Mary’s Church, Cromford associatedWith Sir Richard Arkwright
linked to: Richard Arkwright
St Mary’s Church, Cromford builtFor Sir Richard Arkwright
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Patience Holt spouse Richard Arkwright
Derwent Valley Mills associatedWith Richard Arkwright
Margaret Biggins spouse Sir Richard Arkwright
linked to: Richard Arkwright
Derwent Valley Mills associatedWith Richard Arkwright
subject linked to: Derwent Valley
Derwent Valley Mills associatedWith Arkwright family
subject linked to: Derwent Valley
linked to: Richard Arkwright