William Cockerill

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1799

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Cockerill, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. William Cockerill begins cotton-spinning equipment production

   1799

   Role: English inventor, entrepreneur, and industrialist who began work in Verviers in 1799

   1. 11799 · Verviers, near LiègeWilliam Cockerill begins work in Verviers

      In 1799 the English industrialist William Cockerill began work in Verviers, near Liège, launching his production of textile machinery on the Continent.

Sources

1. William Cockerill Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-25