Matthew Robinson Boulton
English manufacturer
Matthew Robinson Boulton (8 August 1770 – 16 May 1842)[1] was an English manufacturer, a pioneer of management, the son of Matthew Boulton and the father of Matthew Piers Watt Boulton, who first patented the aileron. He was responsible with James Watt Jr. for the management of the Soho Foundry.[2]
Matthew Robinson Boulton was mainly involved in the initial planning of the foundry, with James Watt Jr. being more concerned with daily management and organisation.[3]
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Muirhead and Boulton family tree
| John Muirhead (1685–1759) | Margaret Syme (1685–1753) | John Muirhead (1704–1755) | Janet Bogle (b. 1704) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Muirhead (1715–1773) | Patrick Muirhead (1718–1807) | Elizabeth Muirhead (1728–1779) | James Campbell | Marion Muirhead (b. 1739) | Matthew Boulton (1728–1809) | Anne Robinson (1730–1783) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lockhart Muirhead (1765–1829) | Anna Campbell (1769–1842) | Mary Anne Wilkinson (1796–1829) | Matthew Robinson Boulton (1770–1842) | William Ralph Cartwright (1771–1847) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Patrick Muirhead (1813–1898) | Katharine Boulton (1819–1890) | Matthew Piers Watt Boulton (1820–1894) | Frances Eliza Cartwright (1817–1864) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herbert Hugh Muirhead (1850–1904) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family tree of the Muirhead and Boulton families
References
- ^ Matthew Robinson Boulton, Grace's Guide – British Industrial History, retrieved 16 September 2012
- ^ Williams 1995, p. 5
- ^ Williams 1995, p. 7
Sources
- Williams, Robert (1995), Accounting for steam: The accounts of the Soho factory, Accounting & Finance Working Papers, vol. 95/14, Wollongong, NSW: University of Wollongong, retrieved 16 September 2012
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