Peter Arkwright
1784–1866 (age 82)
Biography
Peter Arkwright was a factory owner who played an important role in industrial enterprise during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Born in 1784, he witnessed and participated in the significant industrial developments of his era.
Arkwright passed away in 1866 and was interred at St Mary's Church Yard in Cromford, a testament to his standing in the community and his contributions to industrial progress.