Benjamin Gott (24 June1762 -14 February 1840) was one of the leading figures in the industrial revolution, in the field of textiles. His factory at Armley Mills was once the largest factory in the world and is now home to the Armley Mills Industrial Museum.Gott was born in Calverley to John Gott who was a civil engineer and county surveyor. Benjamin was sent to Bingley Grammar School until he was 17. When he finished school in 1780, his father apprenticed him to Wormald & Fountaine, wool merchants. Gott's most notable contribution to the industrial revolution happened at Armley Mills, which he leased in 1804. The mill had been badly damaged by fire when he bought the ruins and ordered that the rebuilding include cast iron internal frames and other fireproofing measures. When the repairs were completed in 1805, the new factory was the largest wool factory in the world.
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