John Shuttleworth (1786 – 26 April 1864) was an English political activist and campaigner for parliamentary reform in nineteenth century Manchester.
[1] In the following years he was part of the "small determined band" or Little Circle that discussed economics, with Taylor, Archibald Prentice, Absalom Watkin and others.
The Manchester Guardian was founded in 1821, and in 1823 Taylor gave up his partnership with Shuttleworth, dealing in cotton, twist and weft, to become its full-time editor.
[2] In 1821 Shuttleworth provided support to Rowland Detrosier, finding him work in the factory of the cotton spinner Benjamin Naylor.
[3] Shuttleworth was a Unitarian, a member of the Cross Street Chapel congregation of William Gaskell.