Francis Cabot Lowell

Francis Cabot Lowell
Profile of Francis Cabot Lowell. There are no surviving portraits of him, so this cut-paper silhouette is commonly used.
Born	(1775-04-17)April 17, 1775 Newburyport, Massachusetts Bay, British America[1]
Died	August 10, 1817(1817-08-10) (aged 42) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hills Cemetery (Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.)
Education	Phillips Academy Roxbury Latin School
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Businessman
Children	John Lowell Jr. Francis Cabot Lowell Jr. Edward Lowell Susanna Lowell
Parent(s)	John Lowell Susanna Cabot

Francis Cabot Lowell (April 7, 1775^[1] – August 10, 1817) was an American businessman for whom the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, is named. He was instrumental in bringing the Industrial Revolution to the United States.