Whitney, Eli (1765-1825)

Name:

Whitney, Eli (1765-1825)

Other Names:

Eli Whitney Jr.

Born:

12/08/1765

Birthplace:

Westborough, MA

Died:

01/08/1825

Death Location:

New Haven, CT

Residence:

Mulberry Grove, GA
New Haven, CT
Westborough, MA

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Inventor, industrialist

Father:

Whitney, Eli, Sr.

Mother:

Fay, Elizabeth

Relations:

Business partner of Phineas Miller (co-founder of the cotton gin).

Spouse:

Henrietta Edwards, m. 1817

Children:

Eli Whitney III

Notes:

Inventor of Cotton Gin and advocate for interchangable parts