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Samuel Crompton

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British inventor, pioneer of the spinning industry (1753-1827)

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Samuel Crompton was a British author who lived from 1753 to 1827. The individual is identified as female in available records. Crompton’s written output includes seventeen works, with notable titles such as *The Lighthouse Book*, *Native American Cultures of Georgia*, and *Georgia During the Civil War and Reconstruction*. Other publications include *Discovering Ancient Rome* and *Georgia During the ERA of Westward Expansion, 1789 to 1840*.

The author’s bibliography is referenced by 334 other encyclopedia articles. While some sources list five works, the broader collection spans a variety of historical and cultural topics. Crompton’s contributions are documented in various digital libraries and archives, reflecting a diverse range of subjects from ancient history to regional American studies.

Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
17

Top works

  • The Lighthouse Book
  • Basis of Mr. Samuel Crompton's Claims to a Second Remuneration from Parliament for His Discovery of the Mule Spinning Machine. Repr
  • Native American Cultures of Georgia
  • Georgia During the Civil War and Reconstruction
  • Discovering Ancient Rome

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1890-11-15
Active to
1969-01-11

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Key facts

Born
( 1753-12-03 ) 3 December 1753, 10 Firwood Fold , Bolton , Lancashire , England
Died
26 June 1827 (1827-06-26) (aged 73), 17 King Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Resting place
St Peter's Church, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Occupations
Inventor, pioneer of the spinning industry
Known for
Spinning mule

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Encyclopedic overview

Samuel Crompton (3 December 1753 – 26 June 1827) was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry. Building on the work of James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright, he invented the spinning mule, a machine that revolutionised the industry worldwide.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Samuel Crompton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.