The Life Of Robert Owen by Blair Dixon

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The Life Of Robert Owen

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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Robert was born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire on May 14th, 1771
He was the 6th of 7 children
He attended a local school where he developed a passion for reading
His father was also named Robert Owen, who owned a small business as a saddler and ironmonger
He was a socialist

Owen received almost all of his education, which ended when he was around 10 years old

He moved to London and began working in a large drapery business.
By the time he 21, he was a manager in London at the Chorlton Twist Mills
In 1793, he was elected as a member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
He also became a committee member of the Manchester Board of Health
He married Caroline Dale, the daughter of David Dale, who was the mills proprietor of New Lanark

Owen was also part of the purchase of New Lanark, so he became manager and part owner of the mills
He developed the basis of cooperative shops in Britain that continue to trade today by
He was the founder of infant child care in Great Britain, which was most popular in Scotland
He wrote 4 essays which expounded on the principles that explain his education philosophy
In 1824 Owen crossed the Atlantic to go to Indiana and bought the Rappite Community at harmony

His son William took over New Harmony, while Robert traveled between Harmony and Lanark
He embarked a new settlement at Queenwood Farm in Hampshire