Elijah McCoy
Canadian-American engineer
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Elijah J. McCoy was a Canadian-American engineer of African-American descent who invented lubrication systems for steam engines. Wikipedia
Born: May 2, 1844, Colchester, Essex, Canada
Died: October 10, 1929 (age 85 years), Eloise
Education: The University of Edinburgh
Spouse: Mary Eleanora McCoy (m. 1873–1923) and Ann Elizabeth Stewart (m. 1868–1872)
Parents: Mildred McCoy and George McCoy
Resting place: Detroit Memorial Park East in Warren, Michigan, U.S