George Peake

George Peake (c. 1722 – September 9 1827) was an African American inventor who invented a hand mill for grinding grain.

Life Peake was born in Maryland in about 1722, lived in Pennsylvania, and later, in 1809, settled in the area that became Cleveland, Ohio.

Peake married a woman from Maryland and had four sons, two of whom came with him to Cleveland and two more that followed later.

Inventions Peake invented a hand mill for grinding grain and corn. His mill was found to be easier to use than a mortar and pestle.