Samuel Greg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Samuel Greg
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Mar 26, 1758(1758-03-26)
Age	266
Date Of Death	June 4, 1834
Birthplace	Belfast
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Northern Ireland
Horoscope	Pisces

Samuel Greg Biography

Samuel Greg is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on March 26, 1758 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The late 18th and the early 19th century English businessman and proprietor of Quarry Bank Mill’s textile business was among the first owners of a factory to implement the steam engine for industrial purposes along with the wheel of water.

He was a friend of the inventor of the spinning mule and co-entrepreneur in the field of textiles He was a contemporary of spinning mule inventor and fellow textiles entrepreneur Samuel Crompton..

His union with the fellow Unitarian Hannah Lightbody resulted in 13 children.

Samuel Greg Net Worth

Samuel Greg is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Samuel Greg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

An Irishman from Belfast, Northern Ireland, the man moved to England just after his eighth birthday. He was educated by his rich merchant uncle Robert Hyde. Greg was the first to take over his father’s mill, the Quarry Bank Mill in the 1780s.

In the early 1830s after suffering a near-fatal accident due to a collision with a stag in the premises of the factory, he resigned from the textile industry.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Samuel Greg Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Samuel Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Samuel Greg celebrates birthday on March 26 of every year.

Why was Quarry Bank Mill so successful?

Why was Quarry Bank Mill so successful. Samuel Greg built a mill near a fast flowing stream. Samuel Greg installed a steam engine to run the spinning machines when power was low. By 1822, cotton was selling so well that Samuel Greg built new sheds for packing and sorting.

What were the conditions like in Quarry Bank Mill?

It is believed that the workers of Quarry Bank Mill worked a 14½ hour day with perhaps 80 to 90 minutes of breaks including one hour at dinnertime. Being a water-powered mill, Quarry Bank operated only one shift. Hours were sometimes shorter in summer when the water was low but made up at other times of the year.

When was Quarry Bank Mill built?

The founding of Quarry Bank Mill It was within this opportunistic climate of rising industry and high demand for cotton products that Samuel Greg built Quarry Bank Mill on the banks of the River Bollin at Styal in Cheshire in 1784. The mill would go on to produce cotton products for nearly 200 years.

Was Esther Price a real person?

Esther Price is one of the more well-known apprentices from Quarry Bank , and part of her story was brought to life by Channel 4’s ‘The Mill’.

Why is Quarry Bank Mill closed?

National Trust’s Quarry Bank Mill closed to public after staff fall ill with mystery virus. A major National Trust attraction has been closed to the public after staff fell ill to a mystery virus.