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Thomas L. Jennings (1791 â February 12, 1856) was an African-American tradesman and abolitionist in New York City, New York. He operated and owned a tailoring and dry-cleaning business, and, on March 3,1821, he was granted patent 3306x for a dry scrub process as the first African American to be granted a patent.
Thomas Jennings was born in 1791 and worked in a number of jobs before focusing on what would become his chosen careerâ¦ as a tailor. Jenningsâ skills were so admired that people near and far came to him to alter or custom-tailor items of clothing for them.