Frank Vickerman was a man in the early 19th century who lived in the
West Riding of Yorkshire, who owned a wool processing factory at
Taylor Hill that was attacked by the
Luddites on 15 March 1812.
The
factory was destroyed, and
arson
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was attempted. Vickerman was targeted by this antitechnological growth organization partly because the machines in his factory were taking the jobs of actual people but also because he had been previously involved in an anti-Luddite committee.
References
External links
* http://ludditebicentenary.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/10th-october-1812-huddersfield.html
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People of the Industrial Revolution
British textile industry businesspeople
People from Huddersfield