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Isaac Singer
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American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine (1811-1875)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1811-10-27 ) October 27, 1811, Pittstown, New York , U.S.
- Died
- July 23, 1875 (1875-07-23) (aged 63), Paignton, Devon , U.K.
- Known for
- Founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company
- Spouses
- Catherine Maria Haley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1830 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1860 ) Isabella Eugenie Boyer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 13, 1863</span>"}]]}'>1863 )
- Partner
- Mary Ann Sponsler (1836–1861)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Singer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittstown
- Place of death
- Paignton
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Edward Harrison May - Isaac Merrit Singer - Google Art Project.jpg
- Number of children
- 24
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- date of birth
- 1811-10-27
- date of death
- 1875-07-23
- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- Commons category
- Isaac Singer
- Commons gallery
- Isaac Singer
- Commons Creator page
- Isaac Singer
- place of burial
- Torquay
- partner in business or sport
- Edward C. Clark
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Encyclopedic overview
Isaac Merritt Singer (October 27, 1811 – July 23, 1875) was an American inventor, actor, and businessman. He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of what became one of the first American multi-national businesses, the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
Many others, including Walter Hunt and Elias Howe, had patented sewing machines before Singer, but his success was based on the practicality of his machine, the ease with which it could be adapted to home use and its availability on an installments payment basis.
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