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Arkwright, Sir Richard
     
Arkwright, Sir Richard
(1732-92) a British factory owner who invented a machine for making cotton into thread, a job that was formerly done by hand. This made him and other factory owners very rich, but it also caused many workers to lose their jobs.
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