Matthew Robinson Boulton

Matthew Robinson Boulton (8 August 1770 – 16 May 1842)[1] was an English manufacturer, a pioneer of management, the son of Matthew Boulton and the father of Matthew Piers Watt Boulton, who first patented the aileron.

He was responsible with James Watt Jr. for the management of the Soho Foundry.

[2] As a boy, Boulton was sent by his father to France to absorb French culture and technical knowledge and, later, to pass along information on political developments there.

[3] After returning to England, he was mainly involved in the initial planning of the foundry, with James Watt Jr. being more concerned with daily management and organisation.

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