Samuel Slater

Samuel Slater (June 9, 1768 – April 21, 1835) is an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", (a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson), the "Father of the American Factory System" or "Slater the Traitor" (In the UK) because he brought British textile technology to America.

He learns textile machinery as an apprentice to a pioneer in the British industry.

He brings the knowledge to America, where he designs the first textile mills, goes into business for himself, and grows wealthy.

By the end of Slater's life, he owns thirteen spinning mills and has established tenant farms and towns around his textile mills, such as Slatersville, Rhode Island.

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