John Ryle
American manufacturer
Died when: 70 years 15 days (840 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
John Ryle (October 22, 1817 – November 6, 1887) was an English-born silk manufacturer, best known for being the "father of the United States silk industry".
He was the Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey from 1869 to 1870.Born in Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, Ryle started working in the silk mills of his native town at the age of five, where he a "bobbin boy".
His family had been involved in the silk industry for generations, and his two eldest brothers, Reuben and William Ryle, were England's largest manufacturers of silk.
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