Editing Richard Arkwright (section)

===Later life===
Aggressive and self-sufficient, Arkwright was a difficult man to work with. He bought out all his partners and went on to build factories at [[Manchester]], [[Matlock Bath]], New Lanark (in partnership with David Dale) and elsewhere. He was a member of the [[Church of England]], unlike many entrepreneurs of the time, who were often nonconformist.

Arkwright served as [[High Sheriff of Derbyshire]] and was knighted in 1786.<ref>{{cite book | title =The Forging of the Modern State: Early Industrial Britain | first =Eric | last =Evans | year =1983 | publisher =Longman Group | page =[https://archive.org/details/forgingofmoderns00evan/page/112 112] | url =https://archive.org/details/forgingofmoderns00evan/page/112 | isbn =0-582-48970-9 | url-access =registration }}</ref>

He also built [[Willersley Castle]], now a [[Grade II* listed building]], in 1791; after a fire in 1792, it was rebuilt and occupied by his son [[Richard Arkwright junior]] starting in 1796.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-castle-that-might-just-pay-for-itself-has-come-to-the-market-in-one-of-englands-most-beautiful-areas-217901 |title=A castle that might just pay for itself has come to the market in one of England's most beautiful areas |first=Toby |last=Keel |date=24 August 2020 |magazine=Country Life |access-date=30 August 2020}}</ref> Arkwright died at Rock House, Cromford, on 3 August 1792, aged 59, leaving a fortune of £500,000. He was buried at [[St Giles' Church, Matlock]]. His remains were later moved to the family chapel near the castle, now [[St Mary's Church, Cromford]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Famous People of Derbyshire | url = http://www.visitderbyshire.co.uk/about_famouspeople.ihtml#richard_arkwright |website=Visit Derbyshire| access-date = 2008-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Richard Arkwright | url = http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/ideasmen/arkwright.html | access-date = 2008-04-21 |last1=Thornber |first1=Craig }}</ref>
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==Achievements==
[[File:arkwright-water-frame.jpg|thumb|right|An Arkwright water frame that was made in 1775.]]
Arkwright was the driver in terms of organisation and finance in the development of both the spinning frame and the carding machine, although critical technical contributions were made by others. Thus his main contribution was not so much the inventions per se, as the highly disciplined and profitable factory system he set up at Cromford, which was widely emulated. -->