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Matthew Robinson Boulton

British businessman

Died when: 71 years 281 days (861 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Matthew Robinson Boulton

Matthew Robinson Boulton (8 August 1770 – 16 May 1842) was an English manufacturer, a pioneer of management, the son of Matthew Boulton and the father of Matthew Piers Watt Boulton, who first patented the aileron.

He was responsible with James Watt Jr. for the management of the Soho Foundry.Matthew Robinson Boulton was mainly involved in the initial planning of the foundry, with James Watt Jr. being more concerned with daily management and organisation.

Bibliography * Williams, Robert (1995), Accounting for steam: The accounts of the Soho factory, Accounting & Finance Working Papers, vol. 95/14, Wollongong, NSW: University of Wollongong, retrieved 16 September 2012


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