Samuel Crompton

Samuel Crompton ( born December 3, 1753 Firwood Fold, near Bolton in England, † June 26, 1827 in Bolton) was a British inventor and invented the spinning frame Spinning Mule 1779.

Crompton began at the age of 15 years with the mill in Bolton. Since the threads are quite thin at that time and often sheared, developed in the next five years in his spare time in secret a new machine, which is a combination of the Spinning Jenny and the Water Frame.

In the time of the industrial revolution, the increase in global exports by the industrial production of spinning helped considerably to the prosperity of England. Crompton itself, however, could not afford a patent, so that the industry his invention soon copied en masse without, make the tax payments to him, to which the interested parties had also committed in full. Throughout his life he fought for recognition for his work. Parliament spoke to him on 24 June 1812 a compensation of £ 5,000. With the money received, he engaged in a bleach plant, which had to be auctioned after initial successes in 1819.

Crompton died at the age of 73 years. The frequently encountered in the literature finding that he died impoverished, is not quite accurate. Although he had only a modest income, but was able to save enough for a living even in his last years.