History of james hargreaves

English inventor of the Spinning Jenny

For other people named James Hargreaves, see James Hargreaves (disambiguation).

James Hargreaves (c. 1720 – 22 April 1778)^[2] was an English weaver, carpenter^{[citation needed]} and inventor who lived and worked in Lancashire, England.

Hargreaves is credited with inventing the spinning jenny in 1764.

James hargreaves invention

He was one of three men responsible for the mechanisation of spinning: Richard Arkwright patented the water frame in 1769 and Samuel Crompton combined the two, creating the spinning mule in 1779.

Life and work

James Hargreaves was born at Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire.

He was described as "stout, broadest man of about five-foot ten, or rather more". He was illiterate^{[dubious – discuss]} and worked as a hand loom weaver during most of his life.^[5] He married and baptismal records show he had 13 children,^[1] of whom the author Baines in 1835 was a