Samuel Slater (June 9, 1768 – April 21, 1835) was an early American industrialist popularly known as the "Founder of the American Industrial Revolution" because he brought British textile technology to America. A native of England, he trained as an engineer and violated a British emigration law in 1789 that was designed to keep manufacturing technology within the country when he left for New York in disguise. He soon found work in Rhode Island replicating British factory equipment for a textile mill, and earned the owner's backing to design and build the first water powered mill in the United States. is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Business magnate. ... A Watt steam engine, the steam engine that propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the state. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Slater established tenant farms and towns around his textile mills such as Slatersville, Rhode Island. Due to his technical knowledge from Britain, he became a full partner and eventually went into business for himself and grew wealthy. By the end of Slater's life he owned thirteen spinning mills. Slatersville, Rhode Island is a village in North Smithfield, Rhode Island affiliated with Samuel Slater and John Slater (industrialist). ...

Samuel Slater (1768 – 1835) popularly called "The Father of the American Industrial Revolution"

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Early years

Samuel Slater was born in Belper, Derbyshire, England. In 1782, Slater was apprenticed to a local factory master, Jedediah Strutt, who had been doing business with Samuel's father. Originally Strutt had requested an older sibling but his father recommended Samuel instead because of his aptitude with mechanics. As a partner of Richard Arkwright, Strutt was a pioneer in the use of the new British textile technology, and he is believed to have passed along the trade secrets to Slater over the course of the next seven years apprenticeship.^{[citation needed]} , Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jedediah Strutt (1726 – 7 May 1797) was a hosier and cotton spinner from Belper, England. ... Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright, born (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) to Ellen and Thomas Arkwright, was an Englishman credited for inventing the spinning frame — later renamed the water frame following the transition to water power. ... With the establishment of overseas colonies, the British Empire at the end of the 17th century/beginning of the 18th century had a vast source of raw materials and a vast market for goods. ... Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of skilled crafts practitioners, which is still popular in some countries. ...

After the apprenticeship neared its end (around the time when Slater was 22), he began to recognize that the English textile factory was not so good. At this point, the desperate American textile industry was offering bounties of ₤100 to people with British technological knowledge. These had been offered because all attempts to obtain English models, by purchase or smuggling, had been futile. In November 1789, carrying his technical knowledge with him in his memory and despite the fact that England outlawed the emigration of engineers in an effort to keep trade secrets inside the nation, Slater left England for New York disguised as a farmer. ^[1] Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of skilled crafts practitioners, which is still popular in some countries. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Life in America

Slater Mill

In 1789, a Quaker merchant by the name of Moses Brown had decided to start his own textile factory in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and hired his son-in-law, William Almy, and nephew, Smith Brown, to operate the mill. ^[1] Housed in a former fulling mill, Almy & Brown, as the company was to be called, set about to make and sell cloth spun on spinning wheels, jennies, and frames.Operational challenges with the frames led Brown to seek out someone with experience with textile mills and the ability to reproduce Arkwright's machine. Slater offered his services and was put to work duplicating British factory equipment. After he proved his competency, Brown provided the funds to build a mill on the Blackstone River based on the Arkwright designs in his photographic memory. During construction, Slater made some adjustments to the designs to fit the the needs of America. The result would be the first successful water-powered textile mill in America. Samuel's wife, Hannah Slater, also invented a type of thread made of cotton. Slater's machinery carded cotton and spun it into thread.^[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (768x610, 69 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Slater Mill Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (768x610, 69 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Slater Mill Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Quaker redirects here. ... A merchant making up the account by Shiatsus Hokusai Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit. ... Moses Brown (1738–1836), designed and built the first factory houses for spinning machines during the American industrial revolution. ... For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Watermill of Braine-le-Château, Belgium (12th century) A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour or lumber production, or metal shaping (rolling, grinding or wire drawing). ... Undershot water wheels on the Orontes River in Hama, Syria Saint Anthony Falls Hydropower or hydraulic power is the force or energy of moving water. ...

After creating this mill, he put the principles of management in place that would lead to success. The first children workers were hired in 1790^[3]. Slater first attempted to populate the mill with women and children from far away, but that fell through due to the closeknit framework of the New England family. He then started tenant farms near his mills and brought in whole families, creating entire towns. ^[4]

In 1793, now partners with Almy and Brown, Slater constructed a new mill for the sole purpose of textile manufacture under the name Almy, Brown & Slater. This mill, known today as Slater Mill, still stands and operates as a museum dedicated to preserving the history of Samuel Slater and his contribution to American industry. Year 1793 (MDCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Slater Mill, located on the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, RI, is generally cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in America. ...

In 1798 Samuel Slater split from Almy and Brown to build his own larger mill in partnership with his brother John, which he called the White Mill.^[5] Slater estimated his wealth at close to one million dollars, and at the time of his death, he owned all thirteen textile mills. He later died on April 21, 1835 in Webster, Massachusetts. He is buried in Mount Zion Cemetery in Webster. Year 1798 (MDCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... John Slater (1776-1843) was an early American industrialist, founder of Slatersville, Rhode Island and younger brother of Samuel Slater, father of the American Industrial Revolution. ... Settled: 1713 â€“ Incorporated: 1832 Zip Code(s): 01570 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Location Location in Massachusetts Government County Worcester County Form of Government Open town meeting Executive office Town Administrator Geography Area Total 14. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Old Slater Mill Association. The Story of Samuel Slater. Accessed September 6, 2006.
2. ^ Samuel Slater entry, "Who Made the united states?" at PBS.org.[1] Accessed 19 March 2008.
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4. ^ http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi384.htm
5. ^ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001-07.[3] Accessed 19 March 2008.

Bibliography

• G. S. White (1836, repr. 1967) Biography
• E. H. Cameron (1960) Biography
• W. R. Bagnall (1891), Samuel Slater and the Early Development of Cotton Manufacture in the United States

External links

• Slater Mill website