Historedia
Person

George B. Selden

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1895–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name George B. Selden, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. George Selden granted the first U.S. automobile patent

    1895

    Role: Inventor and Patent Lawyer

    1. 1895-11-05 · United StatesGrant of Selden Patent

      George B. Selden received U.S. Patent 549,160 for a road engine on November 5, 1895, after a sixteen-year delay due to amendments.

  2. Selden sells internal-combustion patent rights to Electric Vehicle Company

    1899

    Role: Patent lawyer and inventor

    1. 1899 · Selden's residence city, not the documented site of the saleSale of Patent Rights

      George B. Selden sold his patent rights to William C. Whitney in 1899, establishing royalty terms for the Electric Vehicle Company.

Sources

  1. George B. Selden Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-04