Samuel Crompton

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Samuel Crompton was an English inventor best known for creating the spinning mule, a pivotal textile machine that greatly advanced cotton spinning during the Industrial Revolution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
inventor
textile engineer
burialPlace Bolton Parish Church
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1753-12-03
dateOfDeath 1827-06-26
ethnicGroup English
familyName Crompton
fieldOfWork cotton spinning
mechanical engineering
textile industry
givenName Samuel
hasOccupation musician
hasPart spinning mule carriage mechanism
spinning mule drawing rollers
honor commemorative plaque at Hall i’ th’ Wood
statue in Bolton
impact contributed to growth of the British cotton industry
enabled large-scale production of fine cotton yarn
influenced mechanization of cotton mills
textile manufacturing worldwide
influencedBy spinning jenny
water frame
knownFor advances in cotton spinning technology
invention of the spinning mule
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Industrial Revolution
name Samuel Crompton
notableAchievement combined features of the spinning jenny and water frame
notableWork spinning mule
numberOfChildren 8
occupation inventor
spinner
weaver
placeOfBirth Firwood Fold
Lancashire
near Bolton
placeOfDeath Bolton
Lancashire
residence Bolton
Hall i’ th’ Wood
sexOrGender male
significantEvent invention of the spinning mule in 1779
spouse Mary Pimlott

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