George B. Selden

George Baldwin Selden (September 14, 1846 – January 17, 1922) was an American patent lawyer and inventor from New York who was granted a U.S. patent for an automobile in 1895.

This article is about George B. Selden, an American patent lawyer and inventor of a version of the automobile. For an American investigative journalist and media critic, see George Seldes.
For other people named George Selden, see George Selden (disambiguation).
George B. Selden
Born
George Baldwin Selden

(1846-09-14)September 14, 1846
Clarkson, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 1922(1922-01-17) (aged 75)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery, Rochester
Education
  • University of Rochester (dropped out)
  • Yale University (Sheffield Scientific School and Yale Law School)
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • inventor
  • lawyer
Known forInventing a version of the automobile
Board member of
Spouse
Clara Drake Woodruff
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(m. 1871⁠–⁠1922)​
Children4
Parent
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