Samuel R. Scottron

Samuel Raymond Scottron (c. February 1841 – October 14, 1908) was an African-American inventor, merchant, and businessman. He received six patents throughout his career for inventions including an improved mirror, a curtain rod, a supporting bracket, a pole tip, and two designs for window cornices. Scottron lived in Brooklyn, New York City.

Life and career Samuel Scottron was born free in c. 1841, in Philadelphia, and moved as a child with his family to New York City. However various sources have discrepancies in around his date of birth and place of birth. He completed grammar school when he was 14 years old, and later received his engineering degree from Cooper Union in 1878.

Scottron served on the Brooklyn Board of Education as the only black member, and was a leader in the Republican Party.

A chapter in the book The Negro in Business (1907) by Booker T. Washington is about Scottron.

Family Scottron married Anna Maria Willett, a New Yorker, in 1863; they had six children.

Inventions Improved Mirror, March 31, 1868 Adjustable Window Cornice, February 17, 1880 Cornice, January 16, 1883 Pole Tip, September 21, 1886 Curtain Rod, August 30, 1892 Supporting Bracket, September 12, 1893

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