<P> Samuel Slater ( June 9 , 1768 -- April 21 , 1835 ) was an early English - American industrialist known as the `` Father of the American Industrial Revolution '' ( a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson ) and the `` Father of the American Factory System '' . In the UK , he was called `` Slater the Traitor '' because he brought British textile technology to America , modifying it for United States use . He memorized the designs of textile factory machinery as an apprentice to a pioneer in the British industry before migrating to the United States at the age of 21 . He designed the first textile mills in the US and later went into business for himself , developing a family business with his sons . A wealthy man , he eventually owned thirteen spinning mills and had developed tenant farms and company towns around his textile mills , such as Slatersville , Rhode Island . </P>
<P> Samuel Slater ( June 9 , 1768 -- April 21 , 1835 ) was an early English - American industrialist known as the `` Father of the American Industrial Revolution '' ( a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson ) and the `` Father of the American Factory System '' . In the UK , he was called `` Slater the Traitor '' because he brought British textile technology to America , modifying it for United States use . He memorized the designs of textile factory machinery as an apprentice to a pioneer in the British industry before migrating to the United States at the age of 21 . He designed the first textile mills in the US and later went into business for himself , developing a family business with his sons . A wealthy man , he eventually owned thirteen spinning mills and had developed tenant farms and company towns around his textile mills , such as Slatersville , Rhode Island . </P>
who is the father of the industrial revolution
who is the father of the industrial revolution
Samuel Slater
Samuel Slater