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1732 – 1792Richard Arkwright (1732-1792)Died 3 August 1792, aged 59Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and industrialist whose water-powered spinning frame mechanized cotton thread production. His mills established the factory system that became central to the Industrial Revolution. He was knighted in 1786 and died at Cromford, Derbyshire, on 3 August 1792.