Robert Sylvester Munger (July 24, 1854 – April 20, 1923) and his wife Mary Collett Munger (1857–1924) invented the "system cotton gin". After that achievement, Munger started and ran some of the largest gin manufacturing companies in the United States. He also developed properties in Dallas, Texas later designated as National Historic Places. Finally, he was a philanthropist who supported numerous causes in the Birmingham, Alabama area.
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24 July 1854 Rutersville, Texas, U.S.
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Died |
20 April 1923 (aged 68) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
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Zodiac | Leo |
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