Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures
chests,
and may refer to:
People
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Augustus Arkwright (1821–1887), Royal Navy officer and MP for North Derbyshire
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Chris Arkwright (born 1959), English professional rugby league footballer
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Francis Arkwright (politician)
Francis Arkwright (17 March 1846 – 1 March 1915) belonged to the British gentry. His first wife died after giving birth to a daughter, and he remarried. Arkwright represented East Derbyshire in the British House of Commons from 1874 to 1880 ...
(1846–1915), MP for East Derbyshire 1874–1880 and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
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Francis Arkwright (cricketer) (1905–1942), English cricketer
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George Arkwright (1807–1856), English politician
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Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright (1864–1944), British musicologist
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Harold Arkwright (1872–1942), English cricketer
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Henry Arkwright (cricketer, born 1811) (1811–1889), English amateur cricketer
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Henry Arkwright (1837–1866), English amateur cricketer
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Ian Arkwright (born 1959), English professional footballer
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John Stanhope Arkwright (1872–1954), British politician
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John Arkwright (rugby league) (1902–1990), British rugby league footballer
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Joseph Arthur Arkwright (1864–1944), British bacteriologist
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Marian Arkwright (1863–1922), English composer
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May Arkwright (1860–1915), suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States
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Paul Arkwright (born 1962), British ambassador
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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 ...
(1732–1792), Englishman credited with inventing the spinning frame
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Richard Arkwright junior (1755–1843), his son, who further developed his father's inventions
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Richard Arkwright (1781–1832), grandson of the inventor, MP for Rye 1813–18 and 1826–30
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Richard Arkwright (barrister) (1835–1918), barrister and Conservative politician, MP for Leominster 1866–76. Great-grandson of the inventor Sir Richard.
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Robert Arkwright (1903–1971), British Army general
In fiction
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Arkwright (''Open All Hours'') fictional character from the British television sitcom ''Open All Hours''
*''Arkwright'', a 2016 novel by
Allen Steele
Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. (born January 19, 1958) is an American journalist and science fiction author.
Background
Steele was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 19, 1958. He was introduced to science fiction fandom attending meetings o ...
*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
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Arkwright Town, Derbyshire, England
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Arkwright, Alabama, United States
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Arkwright, Georgia, United States
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Arkwright, New York, United States
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Arkwright, South Carolina, United States
See also
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Arkwright Scholarships in engineering, awarded in the UK
References
{{surname, Arkwright
Occupational surnames
Surnames of English origin
English-language occupational surnames