Robert S. Munger | |
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| Born | Robert Sylvester Munger July 24, 1854 Rutersville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1923 (aged 68) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
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Robert Sylvester Munger (July 24, 1854 – April 20, 1923) and his wife Mary Collett Munger (1857–1924) invented the "system cotton gin". After that achievement, Munger started and ran some of the largest gin manufacturing companies in the United States. He also developed real estate in Dallas, Texas. Munger was also a philanthropist who supported causes in the Birmingham, Alabama area.