Person

Phineas Miller

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1793–1794

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Phineas Miller, 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. Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin Patent

    1793–1794

    Role: Plantation manager and Whitney's future business partner

    1. 1793 · Catherine Greene's Georgia plantationDeveloping the gin at Mulberry Grove

      While staying at Catherine Greene's Mulberry Grove plantation, Whitney developed his short-staple cotton gin during 1793.

    2. March 14, 1794 · United States patent grantPatent granted for the cotton gin

      Eli Whitney received a United States patent for his cotton gin on March 14, 1794, after applying the previous October.

Sources

  1. Eli Whitney Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01