About Richard Arkwright
Lived 1781 – 1832 (aged 50). Richard Arkwright was a British politician.
Richard Arkwright (30 September 1781 – 28 March 1832) was an English politician.
He was the oldest son of Richard Arkwright (died 1843) of Willersley Castle, Derbyshire, and grandson of the entrepreneur Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), whose invention of the spinning frame and other industrial innovations made him very wealthy.
Young Richard was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Living at Normanton Turville, he served as an officer in the yeomanry, and as Member of Parliament for Rye from 1813 to 1818, and from 1826 to 1830.
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Who was Richard Arkwright?
British politician (1781-1832)
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Richard Arkwright was born on 30 September 1781.
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Richard Arkwright died on 28 March 1832.
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Richard Arkwright was a politician.
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