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Samuel Touchet

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Samuel Touchet (ca. 1705 – 28 May 1773) was an English cotton merchant, manufacturer and politician. [1]

19 relations: Birmingham, Cotton, Edward Cave, Freight transport, History of slavery, Insurance broker, John Wyatt (inventor), Levant, Lewis Paul, London, Manchester, Marvel's Mill, Member of parliament, Monopoly, Northampton, Paul-Wyatt cotton mills, Shaftesbury, Sugar, West Indies.

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

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Edward Cave

Edward Cave (27 February 1691 – 10 January 1754) was an English printer, editor and publisher.

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Freight transport

Freight transport is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo.

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History of slavery

The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day.

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Insurance broker

An insurance broker sells, solicits, or negotiates insurance for compensation.

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John Wyatt (inventor)

John Wyatt (April 1700 – 29 November 1766), an English inventor, was born near Lichfield and was related to Sarah Ford, Doctor Johnson's mother.

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Levant

The Levant is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Lewis Paul

Lewis Paul (died 1759) was the original inventor of roller spinning, the basis of the water frame for spinning cotton in a cotton mill.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Marvel's Mill

Marvel's Mill or Marvell's Mill on the River Nene in Northampton, England, was the world's second factory for spinning cotton, the first to be operated as a water mill, and the first to be driven by an inanimate power-source.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Monopoly

A monopoly (from Greek μόνος mónos and πωλεῖν pōleîn) exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity.

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Northampton

Northampton is the county town of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England.

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Paul-Wyatt cotton mills

The Paul-Wyatt cotton mills were the world's first mechanised cotton spinning factories.

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Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England.

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Sugar

Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.

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West Indies

The West Indies or the Caribbean Basin is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean that includes the island countries and surrounding waters of three major archipelagoes: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Touchet

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