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    Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution. He...
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    Richard Arkwright junior (19 December 1755 – 23 April 1843), the son of Sir Richard Arkwright of Cromford, Derbyshire, was a mills owner, turned banker...
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  • Arkwright (born 1962), British ambassador Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), Englishman credited with inventing the spinning frame Richard Arkwright junior...
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    Derbyshire in 1890. Richard Arkwright Junior (1755–1843) bought Sutton Scarsdale Hall in 1824. He was the son of Sir Richard Arkwright who invented the water...
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  • Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) was an English inventor and entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution Richard Arkwright may also refer to: Richard...
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    Richard Arkwright Snelling (February 18, 1927 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, politician, and the 76th and 78th governor of Vermont from...
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    water frame is a spinning frame that is powered by a water-wheel. Richard Arkwright, who patented the technology in 1769, designed a model for the production...
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    to accommodate the new technology for spinning cotton developed by Richard Arkwright. With advancements in technology, it became possible to produce cotton...
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  • Richard Arkwright DL (1835 – 14 November 1918) was an English barrister and Conservative Party politician. Arkwright was the second son of John Arkwright...
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    in a mechanized way. It was developed in 18th-century Britain by Richard Arkwright and John Kay. In 1760 England, yarn production from wool, flax and...
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  • relationship with Richard Arkwright, an entrepreneur. The character of this relationship, and in particular, the competing claims of Arkwright, Kay, and also...
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    the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. The mill structure is classified...
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  • Richard Arkwright (30 September 1781 – 28 March 1832) was an English politician. He was the oldest son of Richard Arkwright (died 1843) of Willersley...
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    advanced. The yarn produced by the jenny was not very strong until Richard Arkwright invented the water-powered water frame. The spinning jenny helped...
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  • date. Arkwright is the largest and most prestigious Scholarship scheme of its type in the UK. The scholarship is named after Sir Richard Arkwright, an 18th-century...
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    and for the process to later be mechanised. Cotton spinning using Richard Arkwright's water frame, James Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny, and Samuel Crompton's...
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    1,433. It is principally known for its historical connection with Richard Arkwright and the nearby Cromford Mill, which he built outside the village in...
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    persuaded him to hand over the secrets of Highs's machines. Arkwright, later Sir Richard Arkwright, developed a substantial fortune and reputation in the cotton...
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    (120 m) above sea level, for the occupation of the industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright by the architect William Thomas. A news item in 2016 stated that "with...
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    Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mill is a water-powered cotton spinning mill situated on the west bank of the River Derwent in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire...
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    as much thread as a single spinning wheel, and Richard Arkwright made it driven by water. Later Arkwright opened a spinning mill which marked the beginning...
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    in a brief partnership with the English inventor and entrepreneur Richard Arkwright to take advantage of the water power provided by the only waterfalls...
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    Revolution several cotton mills were constructed in the area's valleys by Richard Arkwright. As mining declined, quarrying grew. Tourism came with the railways...
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    cranes and rail-tracks through the buildings for handling heavy items. Richard Arkwright (1732-1792) is the person credited by some with being the brains behind...
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  • was one of three men responsible for the mechanisation of spinning: Richard Arkwright patented the water frame in 1769 and Samuel Crompton combined the...
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    an abundance of gentry in it, commonly called Proud Preston". Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor of the spinning frame, was born in the town. The most rapid...
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    profitable, becoming the ancestors of the cotton mills that followed. Richard Arkwright obtained a patent for his water frame spinning machinery in 1769....
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    cotton-spinning industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright and the son of John Hungerford Arkwright. His uncle, Richard Arkwright, was Member of Parliament (MP)...
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    Wyatville for Richard Arkwright". In 1810 the estate was purchased by John Arkwright, the grandson of the inventor and industrialist Richard Arkwright. Some of...
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    the spinning industry. Building on the work of James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright, he invented the spinning mule, a machine that revolutionised the...
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