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Edmund Cartwright | |
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| Born | 24 April 1743 (N.S.) |
| Died | 30 October 1823 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | Battle, Sussex |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Oxford University |
| Occupation(s) | Clergyman, inventor |
| Known for | Power 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.
- ^ 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.)