Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 1st Baron Masham, (1 January 1815 in Calverley Old Hall, Yorkshire – 2 February 1906 in Swinton Park, Yorkshire) was an English inventor and industrialist, notable for inventing the Lister nip comb.
Image Born in Calverley Old Hall, near Bradford. His father, Ellis Cunliffe (1774 - 1853) was the first member of parliament elected for Bradford after the Reform Act of 1832. Samuel Lister played a key role in the development ...
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Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 1st Baron Masham, (1 January 1815 in Calverley Old Hall, Yorkshire – 2 February 1906 in Swinton Park, Yorkshire) was an English inventor and industrialist, notable for inventing the Lister nip comb.
Image Born in Calverley Old Hall, near Bradford. His father, Ellis Cunliffe (1774 - 1853) was the first member of parliament elected for Bradford after the Reform Act of 1832. Samuel Lister played a key role in the development of Bradford's wool industry during the nineteenth century Industrial Revolution. The textile industry transformed Bradford from a small rural town into a rich and famous city. As well as being a successful mill owner he occasionally diverged to other subjects, such as an air brake for railways. He was fond of outdoor sports, especially coursing and shooting, and was a keen patron of the fine arts.
In 1838 he and his elder brother John started as worsted spinners and manufacturers in a new mill which their father built for them at Manningham....
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