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Samuel Crompton

English inventor, pioneer of the spinning industry

Died when: 73 years 205 days (882 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Samuel Crompton

Samuel Crompton (3 December 1753 – 26 June 1827) 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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