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- May 23, 1779, Byfield Parish, Newbury, Mass., U.S.
- Died:
- July 7, 1831, Lowell, Mass. (aged 52)
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Paul Moody
American inventor and mechanic
Paul Moody (born May 23, 1779, Byfield Parish, Newbury, Mass., U.S.—died July 7, 1831, Lowell, Mass.) was an American inventor and mechanic.
He worked for years with Francis Lowell, overseeing his Waltham, Mass., factory. Together they designed the first power loom constructed in the United States (1814). Moody’s numerous other innovations greatly aided the development of the New England textile industry.
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