- Born
- December 3, 1753
- Died
- June 26, 1827 (aged 73)
- Known as
- inventor
Samuel Crompton 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.
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