Blair, Henry
1807-1860 · Contribution: 1834, 1836
Inventor & Farmer
Seed planter and cotton planter
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1807
- Active since
- 1834
- Category
- Agriculture & Food
- Best known for
- Seed-planter patent (1834)Cotton-planter patent2nd Black U.S. patentee
Impact on the world
Blair's planters mechanized one of farming's most labor-intensive tasks, boosting efficiency for early-19th-century growers. As only the second Black U.S. patent holder, he established a documented place for Black inventors in the patent record.
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