Samuel Slater

Tuesday, January 01, 1793

Samuel Slater was born in England in 1768 and immigrated to the United States in 1789. Slater was a businessman, industrialist, and founder of the American cotton-textile industry. Four years after he arrived in the United States, Slater established the first successful cotton mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His innovations helped lay the foundation for the growth of the American textile industry and early industrialization.