James Hargreaves

Chemist, Inventor

1834 – 1915

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Who was James Hargreaves?

James Hargreaves was an English chemist and an inventor. He was born at Hoarstones, Pendle Forest, Lancashire, the eldest child of James Hargreaves, a schoolmaster at Slaithwaite near Marsden. His father moved to Sabden but as he found his salary to be insufficient he became a druggist in 1844, later moving to Preston.

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Born
May 1, 1834
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
Apr 4, 1915
Widnes

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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