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Factory Acts Summary (2620 words) |
 | Leadership of the factory reformers in the House of Commons in the new session passed to Anthony Ashley Cooper, Viscount Ashley, the Tory member of Parliament for Dorsetshire. |
| Sadler served in Parliament from 1829 to 1832 as a champion of factory reform and the improvement of conditions of agricultural laborers. |
| The Factories Act 1802 (citation 42 Geo.lll c.73, sometimes also called the " Health and Morals of Apprentices Act") was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which regulated factory conditions, especially in regard to child workers in cotton and woollen mills. |
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Directory - Reference: Encyclopedias: Subject Encyclopedias: Spartacus Educational: Child Labour (2138 words) |
| Robert Owen · iweb · cached · Established four textile factories in New Lanark and was a strong advocate of factory reform. |
| Lord Ashley · iweb · cached · Leader of the factory reform movement in the House of Commons. |
| Factory Accidents · iweb · cached · Includes summary of report commissioned by the House of Commons in 1832 and excerpts from interviews. |
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