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circa 1780: English inventor and clergyman Edmund Cartwright (1743 - 1823). He invented a power loom in 1785-7, patented several wool combing machines, built a weaving mill in 1787, patented a wool-combing machine in 1789 and an alcohol burning engine in 1797. Original Artwork: Engraving by J Thomson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Edmund Cartwright