Joseph Strutt

(1765-1844)

NAME AUTHORITIES: DNB: Strutt, Joseph (1765–1844), cotton manufacturer and philanthropist LBT ID: JoStrut1844 VIAF ID: 160528392	B/BAP: 1765-09-19 DIED: 1844-01-13
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File
The son of Jedediah Strutt; he was a Derbyshire cotton manufacturer who founded a Lancastrian school and mechanics' institute.
REFERENCES TO Joseph Strutt: Henry Roscoe, The Life of William Roscoe 2 vols (London: T. Cadell, 1833) Chapter XXI. Found 1: ¶ 65 Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter V Found 2: ¶ 3 ¶ 4