Richard Arkwright junior

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Richard Arkwright Jr.
Richard Arkwright Jr. by George Philip Reinagle
Born(1755-12-19)19 December 1755
Bolton
Died23 April 1843(1843-04-23) (aged 87)
ChildrenRichard
Parent(s)Sir Richard Arkwright, Patience Holt

Richard Arkwright junior (19 December 1755 – 23 April 1843), the son of Sir Richard Arkwright of Cromford in Derbyshire, was a mills owner, turned banker, investor and financier (creditor) of many successful state and private entreprises of the British Industrial Revolution which his father had helped to catalyse. Among his debtors were Samuel Oldknow of Marple and Mellor, his friend. He was one of ten known British millionaires in 1799.

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