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Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 1st Baron Masham, (born January 1 1815 in Calverley Old Hall, Yorkshire - died February 2 1906 in Swinton Park, Yorkshire) was an English inventor and industrialist.
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. Lister's Mill (otherwise known as...
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