Robert McCormick
Inventor
1780 – 1846
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Who was Robert McCormick?
Robert McCormick, Jr. was an American inventor, who invented numerous devices including a version of the reaper which his eldest son Cyrus McCormick patented in 1834. Although he lived his life in rural Virginia, he was patriarch of the McCormick family that became influential throughout the world, especially in large cities such as Chicago and New York.
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- Born
- Jun 8, 1780
Rockbridge County - Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Virginia
- Died
- Jul 4, 1846
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on July 23, 2013
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