William Radcliffe

For the British Army officer, see William Pollexfen Radcliffe. For the English engraver and painter, see William Radclyffe.

William Radcliffe (1761?, in Mellor, Derbyshire – 20 May 1842, in Stockport[1]) was a British inventor and author of the essay Origin of the New System of Manufacture, Commonly Called Power Loom Weaving.

  1. ^ David J. Jeremy, "Radcliffe, William (1761?–1842)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 9 July 2008