Garrett Augustus Morgan

An inventor who saved millions of lives, on streets and even in World War 1. Garrett Augustus Morgan, “The son of former slaves,” John and Elizabeth Morgan. The inventor of the gas mask and traffic signal and even the sewing needle. I choose Garrett. Augustus. Morgan because I have always wondered who invented the traffic signal and the gas mask. If he wasn’t alive millions and billions of lives would be dead.

Garrett. Augustus. Morgan born on March 4, 1877 in Paris, Kentucky. His mom and dad’s names are John Hunt Morgan and Elizabeth Morgan. His brother’s name is Frank Morgan. Garrett had three children and his wife’s name is Mary Anne Morgan(Hassick). Also his family’s culture is African American.

“Garrett. A. Morgan spent attending school in his early life.” “In 1895 he moved to cleveland, later when he was a grown up he became a sewing machine mechanic.” He repaired sewing machines, “Then he opened a shop in 1907.” Later he sold his sewing shop and bought several others through the years. After he opened many sewing machine shops, “He became an independent businessman.” He was working on something he called a breathing device, “He filed application on the breathing device and it went through.” “Then Garrett would perfect the breathing device and call it the gas mask. After he

The Americans won the war because of the help of the gas mask. Fire departments were interested in buying the gas mask. When fire departments saw who Garrett Morgan looked like, they didn’t want to buy the gas mask because he was black. After a while trying to sell the gas mask, nobody wanted to buy it from him, he hired a white person. When he hired the white person he went around and sold the gas mask the Garrett was getting good sales. When he heard a tunnel explosion in town. “He and his brother went in the tunnel with the gas mask and saved 2 lives and recovered 4