James Hargreaves, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Hargreaves

Inventor of the spinning jenny

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1720

Place of Birth: Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1778

Profession: engineer, carpenter, inventor

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James Hargreaves (c.
1720 – 22 April 1778) was a weaver, carpenter and inventor who lived and worked in Lancashire, England.
He was one of three men responsible for the mechanisation of spinning: Hargreaves is credited with inventing the spinning jenny in 1764; Richard Arkwright patented the water frame in 1769; and Samuel Crompton combined the two, creating the spinning mule in 1779.