Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney was an American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the Antebellum South. WikipediaDecember 8, 1765, Westborough, MA
Died: January 8, 1825, New Haven, CT
Nationality: American
Spouse: Henrietta Edwards (m. 1817–1825)
Education: Yale College (1789–1792), Leicester Academy, Becker College
Children: Elizabeth Fay Whitney, Frances Edwards Whitney, Susan Edwards Whitney, Eli Whitney Jr.