Samuel r scottron biography
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Samuel Raymond Scottron (February 1841 – October 14, 1908) was a prominent African-American uppfinnare from Brooklyn, N.Y. who began his career as a barber. He was born in Philadelphia in 1841. He received his engineering grad from Cooper Union in 1878.
He was a community leader in New York, setting up organizations to promote racial harmony and fairness, as well as a public speaker and writer on race relations. He was a member of the Brooklyn board of education, and a leader in the Republican Party. He fought for the end of slavery in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Scottron served as Chairman of the Cuban Anti-Slavery Committee which met at the Cooper Institute.
He invented a special spegel bracket that allowed one to see oneself as others saw them. He went on to receive four more patents, one of which being the curtain rod.
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Samuel Scottron moved with his family to New York City when he was a child, where he completed grammar school. During
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Samuel Raymond Scottron (abt. 1841 - 1908)
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Son of Samuel James Scottron and Jane M. (Robinson) Scottron
Brother of Cordelia Scottron, Thomas Scottron, Melissa (Scottron) Adams, Clara Scottron and Cyrus L. Scottron
Husband of Anna Maria (Willett) Scottron — married 1863 [location unknown]
DescendantsFather of Oscar Scottron, Alice Scottron, Rowena M Scottron, Anna Scottron and Charles Scottron
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Samuel was a Sutler during the US Civil War for the 3rd US Colored Infantry
Samuel R. Scottron was a prominent American inventor from Brooklyn, New York.[1]
Samuel Raymond Scottron, son of Samuel Scottron and Jane Robinson was born free in Philadelphia in 1841. He
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Samuel Raymond Scottron (February 1841 – October 14, 1908) was a prominent African-American inventor from Brooklyn, N.Y. who began his career as a barber. He was born in Philadelphia in 1841. He received his engineering degree from Cooper Union in 1878. He invented a special mirror bracket that allowed one to see oneself as others saw them. He went on to receive four more patents, one of which being the curtain rod.
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