John Hustler

John Hustler (5 October 1715 – 7 November 1790) was a Quaker wool-stapler in Bradford, Yorkshire who was largely responsible at the start of the Industrial Revolution for transforming Bradford from a village to prosperous industrial town.[1] He was the treasurer for the construction of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and also the chief sponsor of the Bradford Canal.


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