Arkwright

Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests, and may refer to:

Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests, and may refer to: ==People== Augustus Arkwright (1821–1887), Royal Navy officer and MP for North Derbyshire Chris Arkwright (born 1959¹), English professional rugby league footballer Francis Arkwright (politician) (1846–1915), MP for East Derbyshire 1874–1880 and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council Francis Arkwright (cricketer) (1905–1942), English cricketer George Arkwright (1807–1856), English politician Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright (1864–1944), British musicologist Harold Arkwright (1872–1942), English cricketer Henry Arkwright (cricketer, born 1811) (1811–1889), English amateur cricketer Henry Arkwright (1837–1866), English amateur cricketer Ian Arkwright (born 1959), English professional footballer John Stanhope Arkwright (1872–1954), British politician John Arkwright (rugby league) (1902–1990), British rugby league footballer Joseph Arthur Arkwright (1864–1944), British bacteriologist Marian Arkwright (1863–1922), English composer May Arkwright (1860–1915), suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States Paul Arkwright (born 1962), British ambassador Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), Englishman credited with inventing the spinning frame Richard Arkwright junior (1755–1843), his son, who further developed his father's inventions Richard Arkwright (1781–1832), grandson of the inventor, MP for Rye 1813–18 and 1826–30 Richard Arkwright (barrister) (1835–1918), barrister and Conservative politician, MP for Leominster 1866–76. Great-grandson of the inventor Sir Richard. Robert Arkwright (1903–1971), British Army general ==In fiction== Arkwright (Open All Hours) fictional character from the British television sitcom Open All Hours Arkwright, a 2016 novel by Allen Steele Luther Arkwright, the protagonist of Bryan Talbot's comic book series, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright Commander Arkwright of the Space Academy, in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet ==Places== Arkwright Town, Derbyshire, England Arkwright, Alabama, United States Arkwright, Georgia, United States Arkwright, New York, United States Arkwright, South Carolina, United States ==See also== Arkwright Scholarships in engineering, awarded in the UK ==References==

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