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Edmund Cartwright
Edmund Cartwright
Born24 April 1743 (N.S.)
Marnham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died30 October 1823(1823-10-30) (aged 80)
Hastings, Sussex, England
Resting placeBattle, Sussex
NationalityEnglish
EducationOxford University
Occupation(s)Clergyman, inventor
Known forPower loom
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Edmund Cartwright FSA (24 April 1743 – 30 October 1823) was an English inventor.[1] He graduated from Oxford University and went on to invent the power loom. Married to local Elizabeth McMac at 19, he was the brother of Major John Cartwright, a political reformer and radical, and George Cartwright, explorer of Labrador.

  1. ^ Hunt, David. "Cartwright, Edmund (1743–1823)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4813. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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