Arkwright jnr was richest commoner in 1848 England Richard Arkwright the younger, known at one time as the richest commoner in England, left an estate of pounds1m when he died in 1848. Maxwell Craven examines his life and achievements prompted by the sale next week of a painting of the great man which, for nearly two centuries, hung in the Wirksworth Bank he founded in the 19th century.

From: Derby Evening Telegraph | Date: July 19, 2007 | Copyright information

Richard Arkwright the younger, known at one time as the richest commoner in England, left an estate of pounds1m when he died in 1848. Maxwell Craven examines his life and achievements prompted by the sale next week of a painting of the great man which, for nearly two centuries, hung in the Wirksworth Bank he founded in the 19th century.

When speaking of the illustrious entrepreneurial dynasty of the Arkwrights, people usually bang on about the rags-to-riches cotton pioneer Sir Richard...

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