Samuel Slater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Slater

English-American industrialist

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1768

Place of Birth: Belper, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Apr-1835

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Samuel Slater (June 9, 1768 – April 21, 1835) was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" (a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson) and the "Father of the American Factory System".
In the UK, he was called "Slater the Traitor" because he brought British textile technology to America, modifying it for United States use.
He memorized the designs of textile factory machinery as an apprentice to a pioneer in the British industry before migrating to the United States at the age of 21.
He designed the first textile mills in the US and later went into business for himself, developing a family business with his sons.
A wealthy man, he eventually owned thirteen spinning mills and had developed tenant farms and company towns around his textile mills, such as Slatersville, Rhode Island.