Crompton

[ kromp-tuh n ]

/ ˈkrɒmp tən /

Samuel,1753–1827, English inventor of the spinning mule.

Example sentences from the Web for crompton

She had laid siege to the Crompton House, from which most of the others shrank.

The Cromptons |Mary J. Holmes
The spinning machine is simply an improved form of Crompton's mule, already described.

Inventions in the Century |William Henry Doolittle
I don't care for the will, nor anything, except to prove that she is Col. Crompton's legitimate daughter, and that I will do.

The Cromptons |Mary J. Holmes
In the early part of 1812 an agitation for a government grant in recognition of Crompton's work made great progress.

The Story of the Cotton Plant |Frederick Wilkinson

Crompton spent his last days in poverty and privation, and died at the age of seventy-four, in 1827.

Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science |J. Hamilton Fyfe

Crompton

/ (ˈkrɒmptən) /

Richmal, full name Richmal Crompton Lamburn . 1890–1969, British children's author, best known for her Just William stories

Samuel. 1753–1827, British inventor of the spinning mule (1779)