Paul Moody (inventor)

Paul Moody
Born	(1779-05-23)May 23, 1779 Byfield, Massachusetts
Died	July 5, 1831(1831-07-05) (aged 52) Lowell, Massachusetts
Occupation	Master mechanic & inventor
Employer(s)	Boston Manufacturing Company, Waltham, MA and later Proprietors of Locks and Canals, Lowell, MA
Known for	First power loom in U.S.

Paul Moody (May 23, 1779 – July 5, 1831) was a U.S. textile machinery inventor born in Byfield, Massachusetts (Town of Newbury). He is often credited with developing and perfecting the first power loom in America, which launched the first successful integrated cotton mill at Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1814, under the leadership of Francis Cabot Lowell and his associates.