Essay Archive - Sir Rich Arkwright
Sir Rich Arkwright
Sir Rich Arkwright was born on December 23, 1732 at Preston in the
county of Lancaster. His first profession was a barber in Bolron-le-moors
in 1760. Soon afterward he traveled throught the country buying human hair.
At that time he had a valuable chemical secret for dying the hair to make
wigs out of. Arkwright's hair was commented to be the finest hair in the
country.
In 1761, Richard Arkwright married Margaret Biggins, and this marriage
brought him to an aquaitance with Thomas Highs. Highs was probably one of
the most important people Arkwright was to ever meet. He w....
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