Arkwright Explained

Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests,^[1] and may refer to:

People

• Augustus Arkwright (1821–1887), Royal Navy officer and MP for North Derbyshire
• Chris Arkwright (born 1959), English professional rugby league footballer
• Francis Arkwright (politician) (1846–1915), MP for East Derbyshire 1874–1880 and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
• Francis Arkwright (cricketer) (1905–1942), English cricketer
• George Arkwright (1807–1856), English politician
• Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright (1864–1944), British musicologist
• Harold Arkwright (1872–1942), English cricketer
• Henry Arkwright (cricketer, born 1811) (1811–1889), English amateur cricketer
• Henry Arkwright (1837–1866), English amateur cricketer
• Ian Arkwright (born 1959), English professional footballer
• John Stanhope Arkwright (1872–1954), British politician
• John Arkwright (rugby league) (1902–1990), British rugby league footballer
• Joseph Arthur Arkwright (1864–1944), British bacteriologist
• Marian Arkwright (1863–1922), English composer
• May Arkwright (1860–1915), suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States
• Paul Arkwright (born 1962), British ambassador
• Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), Englishman credited with inventing the spinning frame
  • Richard Arkwright junior (1755–1843), his son, who further developed his father's inventions
    • Richard Arkwright (1781–1832), grandson of the inventor, MP for Rye 1813–18 and 1826–30
• Richard Arkwright (barrister) (1835–1918), barrister and Conservative politician, MP for Leominster 1866–76
• Robert Arkwright (1903–1971), British Army general

In fiction

• Arkwright (Open All Hours) fictional character from the British television sitcom Open All Hours
• Arkwright, a 2016 novel by Allen Steele
• Luther Arkwright, the protagonist of Bryan Talbot's comic book series, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright
• Commander Arkwright of the Space Academy, in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

Places

• Arkwright Town, Derbyshire, England
• Arkwright, Alabama, United States
• Arkwright, Georgia, United States
• Arkwright, New York, United States
• Arkwright, South Carolina, United States

See also

• Arkwright Scholarships in engineering, awarded in the UK

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arkwright Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History.