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William Crompton (clergyman)
William Crompton may refer to: * William Crompton (politician) (1811–1886), New Zealand politician * William Crompton (inventor) William Crompton (10 September 1806 in Preston, England – 1 May 1891 in Windsor, Connecticut) was a United States inventor in the field of loom technology. Crompton was brought up as a hand loom cotton weaver and, at an early age, learned the ... (1806–1891), loom technology inventor See also * Bill Crawford-Crompton * William Compton (other) {{hndis, Crompton, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Crompton (politician)
William Morgan Crompton (1811 – 27 December 1886) was a New Zealand politician. Early life and career Crompton was born in Birmingham, England, in 1811, and received his education at an academy in Bristol run by Lant Carpenter. Crompton's father was a merchant trading with Brazil. He lived in northern France for some years and held a Scholasticism, scholastic appointment. During this time, he took on the Catholic faith. He emigrated from England on the ''Lord William Bentinck'' and arrived in New Plymouth on 6 January 1852, and took land in nearby Omata. Later in 1852, he was the ''Taranaki Heralds first editor, but resigned after nine editions had been printed over an disagreement with the owners of the newspaper. Member of Parliament Crompton served in the 1st New Zealand Parliament as the representative for the Omata (New Zealand electorate), Omata electorate. In the , he was declared elected unopposed. He was ill in 1855 and initially feared that he could not attend the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Crompton (inventor)
William Crompton (10 September 1806 in Preston, England – 1 May 1891 in Windsor, Connecticut) was a United States inventor in the field of loom technology. Crompton was brought up as a hand loom cotton weaver and, at an early age, learned the trade of a machinist. While superintendent of a cotton mill in Ramsbottom he made many experiments on cotton looms. He went to Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1836 and devised a loom for the manufacture of fancy cotton goods, receiving a patent on 23 November 1837 (U.S. Patent 491). In this loom one part of the warp was depressed while the other was lifted, instead of allowing one part to remain stationary, thus securing more room for the passage of the shuttle. Another feature of it was an endless loop pattern chain, which, with its peculiar apparatus, operated the warp. This allowed many more pattern sequences and made them much easier to change. Crompton went back to England in 1838 and, after patenting his loom there, returned with his fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Crawford-Crompton
Air Vice Marshal William Vernon Crawford-Compton, (2 March 1915 – 2 January 1988) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was officially credited with destroying at least 20 enemy aircraft. Born in Invercargill, Crawford-Compton joined the RAF in 1939. He qualified as a pilot the following year and was posted to No. 603 Squadron RAF, No. 603 Squadron. In March 1941, he was transferred to a newly formed unit, No. 485 Squadron RNZAF, No. 485 (NZ) Squadron. He flew numerous operations, including during the Channel Dash and was credited with a number of enemy aircraft destroyed. After recovering from injuries received in a crash landing, he served as a flight commander in No. 611 Squadron RAF, No. 611 Squadron. He was given command of No. 64 Squadron RAF, No. 64 Squadron at the end of 1942 and led it for the early part of the following year. After a period of staff duties, he became wing commander of the Hornchurch fighter wing in m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
