Paul Moody (inventor)

Who is this?

Paul Moody (May 23, 1779 – July 5, 1831) was a U.S. textile machinery inventor born in Byfield, Massachusetts (Town of Newbury). He is often credited with developing and perfecting the first power loom in America, which launched the first successful integrated cotton mill at Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1814, under the leadership of Francis Cabot Lowell and his associates.

Career

1. 1779
   Born
2. 1831
   Passed away

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Byfield
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: inventor