Pliny Earle I [SEP] place of death
Pliny Earle I
Pliny Earle I (December 17, 1762 – November 19, 1832) was an American inventor who made wool and cotton carding machines.
Biography.
Pliny Earle I was born in 1762 in Leicester, Massachusetts.
He was a descendant of Ralph Earle, who petitioned Charles I of England, in 1638, for a charter to form themselves into Rhode Island.
In 1785, he teamed with Edmund Snow in the manufacture of carding machines for cotton and wool. Among the many obstacles encountered
Pliny Earle
Pliny Earle may refer to:
- Pliny Earle I (1762–1832), American inventor
- Pliny Earle (physician) or Pliny Earle II (1809–1892), American physician
See also.
- Pliny Earle Goddard (1869–1928), linguist and ethnologist