Amos Whitney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amos Whitney

American businessman

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1832

Place of Birth: Biddeford, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1920

Profession: engineer, entrepreneur, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Amos Whitney (October 8, 1832 – August 5, 1920) was a mechanical engineer and Connecticut inventor born in Biddeford, Maine.
In 1860 he partnered with Francis A.
Pratt to organize the Pratt & Whitney company to manufacture machine tools, tools for the makers of sewing machines, and gun making machinery for use by the Union Army during the American Civil War.