David Dale

David Dale (6 January 1739 – 17 March 1806) was a Scottish merchant and businessman, known for establishing the influential weaving community of New Lanark, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is credited along with his son in law Robert Owen of being a founder of utopian socialism and a founding father of socialism

Read more about David Dale:  Early Career, Marriage and Success, Partnerships and New Lanark, Religion, Caroline Dale Owen, Retiral and Death, Bibliography, Sources

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