A Factory Owner
-Some wanted to help their workers .e.g. Robert Owen (Wales, 1771)
-Became manager of a cotton mill when he was 19.
-1795, became manager in the 'Chorlton Twist Company', Manchester
-1799, married Caroline Dale, moved to New Lanark, 7 children.
-Wanted to improve working conditions.
-Built Scottish workers new houses with clean water.
-Sold good quality cheap food.
-Encouraged education for poor children.
-Built schools
-His ideas were very unpopular.
-Died in 1858