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Definition of James Hargreaves
1. Noun. English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778).
Lexicographical Neighbors of James Hargreaves
Literary usage of James Hargreaves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Most Eminent American Mechanics: Also, Lives of Distinguished by Henry Howe (1856)
"... James Hargreaves, THE INVENTOR OF THE SPINNING JENNY. THIS individual was a
weaver at Stand Hill, near Blackburn: though illiterate and humble, ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1870)
"This bill was accepted by James Hargreaves Nuttall, and was endorsed over ...
Before this bill became due, James Hargreaves Nuttall became bankrupt ; and, ..."
3. Lancashire Worthies by Francis Espinasse (1874)
"... YA/'ITH the invention of the fly-shuttle—certainly by John Kay—and of the
spinning-jenny—almost certainly by James Hargreaves—began that development of ..."
4. Cases in Equity Pleading: Selected with Special Reference to the Subject of by Christopher Columbus Langdell (1878)
"After the death of Thomas Hargreaves, a deed of release, dated the 12th April,
1842, was executed by one James Hargreaves, the defendant John Hargreaves, ..."
5. Self-made Men by Charles C. B. Seymour (1858)
"James Hargreaves. THE spinning-jenny, one of the most important items in the
improved machinery now used for weaving, was the invention of James Hargreaves, ..."
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