Samuel Greg

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Samuel Greg was an 18th–19th century British industrialist and prominent cotton manufacturer, best known as a leading figure of the early Industrial Revolution.

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Label Occurrences
Samuel Greg canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
businessperson of the Industrial Revolution
cotton manufacturer
cotton mill
industrialist
philanthropist
activeYearsEnd 1830s
activeYearsStart 1780s
associatedWith Greg family of merchants and industrialists
basedIn Manchester
birthDate 1758-03-26
birthPlace Belfast
Kingdom of Ireland
burialPlace Styal
businessModel vertically integrated cotton manufacturing
constructed worker housing near Quarry Bank Mill
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1834-06-04
developed one of the largest textile manufacturing businesses in Britain of his time
economicRole pioneer of factory system in Britain
education apprenticed in uncle’s business in Manchester
employer Greg family firm
era Industrial Revolution
father Thomas Greg
founded Quarry Bank Mill
industry cotton industry
knownFor establishing Quarry Bank Mill at Styal
laterUsedPowerSource steam power
legacy Quarry Bank Mill preserved as a museum
location Cheshire
Styal
mother Elizabeth Hyde
name Samuel Greg self-link
nationality British
notableFor being a leading figure of the early Industrial Revolution
developing large-scale factory-based cotton spinning
numberOfMillsOwned multiple cotton mills in northwest England
occupation cotton manufacturer
industrialist
mill owner
philanthropicActivity support for workers’ village at Styal
religion Unitarianism
sibling Thomas Greg (brother)
socialClass middle-class industrial bourgeoisie
spouse Hannah Lightbody
usedLabor apprentice child workers
usedPowerSource water power

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Subject: Samuel Greg
Description of subject: Samuel Greg was an 18th–19th century British industrialist and prominent cotton manufacturer, best known as a leading figure of the early Industrial Revolution.

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Quarry Bank Mill foundedBy Samuel Greg
Samuel Greg name Samuel Greg self-link
Greg family notableMember Samuel Greg