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Edmund Cartwright ( April 24 , 1743 – October 30 , 1823 ) was a British clergyman and inventor of the Power Loom . He was a clergyman of the Church Of England and lived at Marnham in Nottinghamshire , England . He was educated at University College, Oxford . More fortunate than his predecessors, he attacked the problem of mechanical failed to enter a shuttle box; by preventing a shuttle from rebounding when in a box; and by stretching the cloth with temples that acted automatically. In 1792 Dr Cartwright obtained his last patent for weaving machinery; this provided the loom with multiple shuttle boxes for weaving checks and cross stripes. But all his efforts were unavailing; it became apparent that no mechanism, however perfect, could succeed so long as warps continued to be sized while a loom was stationary. His plans for sizing them while a loom was in operation, and also before being placed in a loom, both failed. Still, provided continuity of action could he attained, the position of the power loom was assured, and means for the attainment of this end were supplied in 1803 , by William Radcliffe , and his assistant Thomas Johnson, by their inventions of the Beam Warper , and the Dressing Sizing Machine . In 1809 Cartwright obtained a grant of £10,000 from parliament for his invention. He also created a wool combing machine and an alcohol driven engine. FAMILY
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