John Ryle (manufacturer)
John Ryle (October 22, 1817 – November 6, 1887) was the Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey from 1869 to 1870. An English-born silk manufacturer, he was best known for being the "father of the United States silk industry".
John Ryle | |
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| Born | October 22, 1817 Bollington, Cheshire, England |
| Died | November 6, 1887 (aged 70) Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
| Known for | Silk manufacturing |
Born in Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, Ryle started working in the silk mills of his native town at the age of five, where he was a "bobbin boy". His family had been involved in the silk industry for generations, and his two eldest brothers, Reuben and William Ryle, were England's largest manufacturers of silk.
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