Samuel Greg

Samuel Greg
Samuel Greg circa 1820
Born26 March 1758
Died4 June 1834(1834-06-04) (aged 76)
Alma materHarrow School
Occupation(s)Businessman, instrualist
Known forQuarry Bank Mill, Styal, Cheshire
SpouseHannah Lightbody
Children

Samuel Greg (26 March 1758 – 4 June 1834) was an Irish-born businessman and industrialist of the Industrial Revolution and a pioneer of the factory system. Born in Belfast, Ireland, he moved to England and built Quarry Bank Mill in Styal, Cheshire, which at his retirement was the largest textile mill in the country. He and his wife Hannah Greg assumed welfare responsibilities for their employees, many of whom were children, building a model village alongside the factory. At the same time, Greg inherited and operated a slave plantation in the West Indies.[1]

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