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Michael Alcock (1714-1785)
Michael Alcock emigrated from Birmingham, and settled in La Charité-sur-Loire in 1756, establishing a manufactory of hardware in that town.[1]
Described as 'a principal figure in the Industrial Revolution in France.' He had had a button-making business in Birmingham, and moved to France, first settling in Saint-Omer, before moving to La Charité-sur-Loire.[2]
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