Samuel Raymond Scottron

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Samuel Raymond Scottron

1841–1908

Best known for practical inventions that found their way into everyday homes and shops, this 19th-century inventor also built a strong career as a merchant and civic leader in Brooklyn. His story blends ingenuity, business success, and a lasting place in Black American history.

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Chinese vs. Negroes as American Citizens Mr. Scottron's Views on the Advantages of the Proposed Negro Colonization in South America

Chinese vs. Negroes as American Citizens Mr. Scottron's Views on the Advantages of the Proposed Negro Colonization in South America

by Samuel Raymond Scottron

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Born in Philadelphia in about February 1841, Samuel Raymond Scottron became an African American inventor, merchant, and businessman whose work focused on useful improvements for daily life. He is especially remembered for patents connected to mirrors, curtain rods, brackets, pole tips, and window cornices, and for an improved mirror designed to give a wider view in barbershops and homes.

Scottron lived and worked in New York, where he was active in business and public life as well as invention. Sources describe him as an important figure in Brooklyn's Black community, combining entrepreneurial success with civic engagement.

He died on October 14, 1908. Though not as widely known today as some inventors of his era, his practical designs and public leadership helped secure his place in the history of American innovation.