Who is the champion of the ‘Welfare movement’ propagated in mid 19th century ?

Robert Owen (1771-1858), the Welsh-born mill owner and social reformer who ran the New Lanark mills in Scotland, was the leading champion of the welfare movement in industry. He shortened working hours, refused to employ young children, and provided schools, housing and cooperative stores for his workers, which is why he is often called the father of personnel management and labour welfare. Seebohm Rowntree promoted welfare work later, in the early twentieth century, while F. W. Taylor is known for scientific management and Andrew Ure for his defence of the factory system.