Eli Whitney was born on December 8, 1765 in Westborough, MA. Inventor of the cotton gin, a machine that separated cotton seeds from fibers.
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💰Eli Whitney Net worth: $810 million
About
Inventor of the cotton gin, a machine that separated cotton seeds from fibers.
Before Fame
He worked as a manufacturer, farmer, and Teacher.
Trivia
His cotton gin greatly sped up the cotton industry in the United States and the Antebellum South and was one of the greatest inventions of the Industrial Revolution.
Family Life
He married Henrietta Edwards in 1817 and had a daughter, Pierpont Edwards.
Associated With
His cotton gin also led to the growth of slavery, which Abraham Lincoln abolished.
