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Matthew Boulton

Biography

Matthew Boulton FRS (1728 - 1809)

Birmingham born, polymath businessman, man of science, designer and manufacturer whose many business interests included steam engines (in conjunction with James Watt); and the Royal Mint, and the decorative art fields of silver plate and ormolu, inter alia; a prominent member of The Lunar Society, which may be considered a presager of the ‘Industrial Revolution’.