Robert McCormick (Virginia inventor)

Robert McCormick Jr.
Born	(1780-06-08)June 8, 1780 Rockbridge County, Virginia
Died	July 4, 1846(1846-07-04) (aged 66) Spottswood, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Spouse	Mary Ann Hall ​ ​ (m. 1808)​
Children	Cyrus Hall McCormick Robert Hall McCormick Susan Jane McCormick William Sanderson McCormick Mary Caroline McCormick Leander James McCormick John Prestly McCormick Amanda Joanna McCormick
Parent(s)	Robert McCormick Sr. Martha Sanderson
Relatives	McCormick family
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Robert Hall McCormick (June 8, 1780 – July 4, 1846) was an American inventor who invented numerous devices including a version of the reaper which his eldest son Cyrus McCormick patented in 1834 and became the foundation of the International Harvester Company. Although he lived his life in rural Virginia, he was patriarch of the McCormick family that became influential throughout the world, especially in large cities such as Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York City.