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George W. (George William) Daniels
1878–1937
A British economic historian with deep roots in industrial Lancashire, he wrote clearly and authoritatively about cotton, trade, and the forces that shaped modern industry. His work brings the early history of English manufacturing to life through careful research and a practical feel for how economies really worked.
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The early English cotton industry
by George W. (George William) Daniels
About the author
George William Daniels was a British political economist and historian who lived from 1878 to 1937. He studied at the University of Manchester, where he earned MA and M.Com. degrees, and later became Stanley Jevons Professor of Political Economy. He was also active in learned societies, serving as vice-president of the Chetham Society and president of the Manchester Statistical Society.
His writing focused especially on the history of the cotton trade and the industrial development of Lancashire. Among his best-known books are The Cotton Trade during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, The Early English Cotton Industry, and The Distribution of National Capital. His work is valued for connecting economic ideas with the real history of industry, labor, and commerce.
Daniels spent much of his career in Manchester, a fitting home for a scholar so interested in the region's industrial past. No suitable verified portrait image was confirmed from the sources checked, so a profile image is not included here.