Birth of Matthew Boulton
Birth of Matthew Boulton, later central to Birmingham’s industrial growth.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Matthew Boulton Biography and Timeline
Follow Matthew Boulton through 8 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Matthew Boulton, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
8Distinct records
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1728–1809Years on this page
1728
1761
Soho Manufactory Development
Boulton begins developing the Soho site into an integrated manufacturing complex.
1766
Soho Manufactory Expansion
Boulton expands production of metal goods for domestic and international markets.
1776
Boulton and Watt
Manufactures Boulton and Watt steam engines from Birmingham’s Soho works.
1788
Soho Mint
Boulton establishes the steam-powered Soho Mint for mechanised coin production.
1789
Steam-Powered Coin Production
Boulton demonstrates mechanised coin production using steam-powered machinery at Soho.
1797
Cartwheel Coinage
The Soho Mint produces large copper pennies and twopences for the British Government.
1809
Death of Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton dies at Soho House after transforming Birmingham manufacturing.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.