Samuel Crompton
Born	December 3, 1753(1753-12-03) 10 Firwood Fold, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Died	June 26, 1827 (aged 73) 17 King Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Burial place	St Peter's Church, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Nationality	English
Occupation	Inventor, pioneer of the spinning industry
Known for	Spinning mule
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Samuel Crompton (December 3, 1753 – June 26, 1827) was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Bolton le Moors was an ancient ecclesiastical parish of the Hundred of Salford in the historic county of Lancashire, England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland spinning mule was created in 1779 by Samuel Crompton. It was a combination of the water frame (created by Thomas Highs, initially falsely attributed to Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method form device or other useful means

Early life

Samuel Crompton was born at 10 Firwood Fold, Bolton, Lancashire to George and Betty Crompton (nee Elizabeth Holt of Turton). Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Samuel had two younger sisters. While yet a boy he lost his father, and had to contribute to the family resources by spinning yarn. This article is about the fiber product For the type of joke see Shaggy dog story. The defects of the spinning jenny imbued him with the idea of devising something better, and for five or six years the effort absorbed all his spare time and money, including what he earned by playing the violin at the Bolton theatre. The spinning jenny is a multi- Spool Spinning wheel. It was invented circa 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, near Blackburn The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member

On February 16, 1780 at Bolton Parish Church, Crompton married Mary Pimlott (or Pimbley). Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a They had eight children including George Crompton (born January 8, 1781), who followed in the family business. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Spinning mule

The only surviving example of a spinning mule built by the inventor Samuel Crompton

About 1779 Samuel Crompton succeeded in producing a machine which spun yarn suitable for use in the manufacture of muslin, and which was known as the muslin wheel or the Hall i' th' Wood (pronounced Hall-ith-wood) wheel, from the name of the house in which he and his family resided. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Muslin is a type of finely-woven Cotton fabric, introduced to Europe from the Middle East in the 17th century Hall i' th' Wood is an early 16th century manor house in Bolton, Greater Manchester ( ^[1] The muslin wheel later became known as the spinning mule. spinning mule was created in 1779 by Samuel Crompton. It was a combination of the water frame (created by Thomas Highs, initially falsely attributed to About the same time, a good demand arose for the yarn which Crompton made at Hall i' th' Wood. Hall i' th' Wood is an early 16th century manor house in Bolton, Greater Manchester ( However, in the absence of means to take out a patent, the prying, to which his methods were subjected, drove Crompton to the choice of either destroying his machine or making it public. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an He adopted the latter alternative on the promise by a number of manufacturers to pay him for the use of the mule, but all he received was about £60. He then resumed spinning on his own account, but with indifferent success.

In 1800 a sum of £500 was raised for his benefit by subscription, and when in 1809 Edmund Cartwright, the inventor of the power loom, obtained £10,000 from parliament, Crompton determined also to apply for a grant. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edward (Edmund Cartwright ( April 24, 1743 &ndash October 30, 1823) was an English clergyman and inventor of the Power The first power loom, a mechanized Loom powered by a Drive shaft, was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785 later to be perfected In 1811 he toured the manufacturing districts of Lancashire and Scotland to collect evidence showing how extensively his mule was used, and in 1812 parliament awarded him £5,000. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year With the aid of this money Crompton embarked in business, first as a bleacher and then as a cotton merchant and spinner, but again without success. In 1824 some friends, without his knowledge, bought him an annuity of £63. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

Crompton died at his house in King Street, Bolton on June 26, 1827, and was buried at the local parish church. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common ^[2]

References

Further reading

• French, Gilbert J. (1859). The Life and Times of Samuel Crompton, Inventor of the Spinning Machine Called the Mule. London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Company.  

• Daniels, George William (1920). The Early English Cotton Industry: With Some Unpublished Letters of Samuel Crompton. London: Longmans, Green, and Company.  - contains a photograph of a statue of Crompton

External links

Hall i' th' Wood manor house

• Essay on Crompton and the spinning mule
• Essay on Samuel Crompton
• The life of Samuel Crompton 1753 – 1827 at Hall i'th' Wood Museum
• The Crompton Trail
• Samuel Crompton and Hall 'i 'th Wood
• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Hall i' th' Wood is an early 16th century manor house in Bolton, Greater Manchester ( The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone