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Also known as Eli Whitney Jr.

American inventor (1765-1825)

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Eli Whitney (1765–1825) was an American entrepreneur, inventor, engineer, and tax collector. Born in Westborough, he was educated at Yale College and became a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. His sponsor was Catherine Littlefield Greene. Whitney died in New Haven in 1825.

Whitney is recognized in the National Inventors Hall of Fame collection. He is described in sources including Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and the New International Encyclopedia. Records indicate he had five works listed by Crossref and six by Open Library.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1765
Died
1825
Works
6

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1963-08-09
Active to
2012-02-11

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
51
Total plays
337

This band is from San Jose California. They are instrumental. They broke up. For more information= myspace.com/eliwhitneyband. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eli+Whitney">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Eli Whitney Jr. , December 8, 1765 ( 1765-12-08 ) , Westborough , Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died
January 8, 1825 (1825-01-08) (aged 59), New Haven, Connecticut , U.S.
Education
Yale College
Spouse
Henrietta Frances Edwards ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1817 ) ​
Relatives
Whitney family
Projects
Interchangeable parts cotton gin

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Encyclopedic overview

Eli Whitney Jr. (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin in 1793, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped the economy of the Antebellum South. Whitney's invention made upland short cotton into a profitable crop, which strengthened the economic foundation of slavery in the United States and prolonged the institution. Despite the social and economic impact of his invention, Whitney lost much of his profits in legal battles over patent infringement for the cotton gin. Thereafter, he turned his attention to securing contracts with the government in the manufacture of muskets for the newly formed United States Army. He continued making arms and inventing until his death in 1825.

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eli Whitney” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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