~ 1775 - 1817
Francis Cabot Lowell was an American businessman and industrialist born on April 7, 1775, in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He is best known for founding the Boston Manufacturing Company and establishing the first fully integrated cotton textile mill in the United States in Waltham, Massachusetts, which revolutionized the American textile industry and laid the groundwork for the Industrial Revolution. Lowell is also recognized for his role in promoting the factory system and improving the working conditions for female workers, known as "Mill Girls."