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Samuel Greg
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
.
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Two letters to Leonard Horner, Esq : on the capabilities of the factory system
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Published 1840
Taylor and Walton
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