McKay, Gordon, 1821-1903.
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McKay, Gordon, 1821-1903.
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Inventor and manufacturer. Developed machinery to apply the principles of the sewing machine to the manufacture of boots and shoes. See biography in Dictionary of American Biography.
McKay received an honorary degree (A.M.) from Harvard in 1896 and was a Harvard benefactor.
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Maine
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Montana
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Talladega (Ala.)
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Maine--Portland
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Olympia (Ky.)
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Rockmart (Ga.)
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Georgia
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Alabama
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Boston (Mass.)
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Ruby (Mont.)
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Kentucky
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