Samuel Crompton
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Bolton
- Place of death
- Bolton
- Occupation
- inventor
- Image
- Samuel Crompton.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1753-12-03
- date of death
- 1827-06-26
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- Samuel Crompton
- place of burial
- Bari
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- ethnic group
- English people
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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
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