Michael Thomas Sadler
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Michael Thomas Sadler (3 January 1780-1835) was a radical British Tory Member of Parliament (MP), opponent of Catholic emancipation and leader of the factory reform movement. In the British House of Commons he lead the movement for a work-day restricted to 10 hours or less for individuals under 18 years of age. He was born in Snelston, Derbyshire. According to tradition his family came from Warwickshire, and was descended from Sir Ralph Sadler.
His mother's father, Michael Ferrebee; who served as rector of Rolleston, Staffordshire; was the son of a Huguenot father
He opposed Malthus's population doctrine, arguing that fertility actually declines with rising income. He was famously attacked in the Edinburgh Review by Thomas Macauley. He is generally seen as one of the opponents of the Classical school in economics.
He also authored the work Law of Population.
[edit] Major works
- Ireland, Its Evils and their Remedies, 1828
- The Law of Population, 1832
