Richard Arkwright (30 September 1781 – 28 March 1832) was an English politician. He was the oldest son of

Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution. He is credited as the driving force behind the development of the spinning frame, known as t ...

(died 1843) of

Willersley Castle Willersley Castle is a late 18th-century country mansion above the River Derwent at Cromford, Derbyshire, outside Peak District National Park. The castle has been a Grade II* listed building since April 2000. Standing in of grounds, the Clas ...

, Derbyshire, and grandson of the entrepreneur

Sir Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution. He is credited as the driving force behind the development of the spinning frame, known as t ...

(1732–1792), whose invention of the

spinning frame The spinning frame is an Industrial Revolution invention for spinning thread or yarn from fibres such as wool or cotton in a mechanized way. It was developed in 18th-century Britain by Richard Arkwright and John Kay. Historical context In 1 ...

and other industrial innovations made him very wealthy. Young Richard was educated at

Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. Eton may also refer to: Places *Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England * Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States * Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...

and at

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

. He and his five brothers were endowed as landed gentry by their father, who gave Richard £30,000 on his marriage in 1803 (equivalent to £ in ). He managed his father's estates at Normanton Turville (near

Thurlaston, Leicestershire Thurlaston is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. It is in the Blaby local government district, just over west of the City of Leicester. The 2001 census stated that the parish had a population of 745, The 2011 census (in ...

) and Sutton Scarsdale in Derbyshire. Living at Normanton Turville, he served as an officer in the

yeomanry Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Army, British Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Army Reserve, descended from volunteer British Cavalry, cavalry regiments. Today, Yeomanry units serve in a variety of ...

, and as

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for Rye from 1813 to 1818, and from 1826 to 1830.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arkwright, Richard 1781 births 1832 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1826–1830 People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge People from Blaby District British Yeomanry officers