Birth of Matthew Boulton3 September 1728
Birth of Matthew Boulton, later central to Birmingham’s industrial growth.
Historical person
Matthew Boulton Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Matthew Boulton, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
8 records1728–18098 events1 places
Chronological biography
1728
1761
Soho Manufactory Development1761
Boulton begins developing the Soho site into an integrated manufacturing complex.
1766
Soho Manufactory Expansion1766
Boulton expands production of metal goods for domestic and international markets.
1776
Boulton and Watt1776
Manufactures Boulton and Watt steam engines from Birmingham’s Soho works.
1788
Soho Mint1788
Boulton establishes the steam-powered Soho Mint for mechanised coin production.
1789
Steam-Powered Coin Production1789
Boulton demonstrates mechanised coin production using steam-powered machinery at Soho.
1797
Cartwheel Coinage1797
The Soho Mint produces large copper pennies and twopences for the British Government.
1809
Death of Matthew Boulton17 August 1809
Matthew Boulton dies at Soho House after transforming Birmingham manufacturing.
Titles and roles
Industrialist · Manufacturer
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.