Lowell, << LOH uhl, >> Francis Cabot (1775-1817), an American textile manufacturer, founded the first mill that carried through the entire cotton-manufacturing process from raw material to finished cloth. In 1810, Lowell was allowed to inspect the Lancashire cotton mills in England. On his return, he and Paul Moody designed spinning and weaving machinery superior to the best English models. Lowell installed these machines in a mill at Waltham, Massachusetts, which he and others had established in 1814. He also planned good living conditions for his workers. He died on Aug. 10, 1817. After his death, his associates put this plan into effect in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, which was named for him. This city became an early site of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. Lowell was born on April 7, 1775, in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
