Jun 08, 1780Rockbridge County, Virginia, United StatesDied on 04 Jul 1846 (aged 66)
inventor
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About Robert Mccormick Virginia
Robert McCormick Jr.
(June 8, 1780 – July 4, 1846) 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, Washington, D.C.