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Stuart Warren Cramer (March 31, 1868 – July 2, 1940) was an American engineer, inventor, and contractor, who gained prominence after designing and building near 150 cotton mills in the southern United States.
Engineer, inventor, author, and organizer, Stuart W. Cramer (March 31, 1868-July 2, 1940) was a man of many talents. Responsible for planning nearly 150 cotton mills from Virginia to Texas, he was also agent or southern manager for numbers of large manufacturers of textile machinery and equipment for various facilities including power plants.
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
A mill engineer without equal in the late 19th and early 20th century, Stuart W. Cramer was responsible for the design of 150 mills -nearly one-third of the textile mills built in the South during that period.
Stuart Cramer was born on 31 March, 1868, in Thomasville, North Carolina. He studied Naval Engineering at the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1888. From 1888-1889, he studied Mining Engineering at Columbia University, leaving to become Assayer at the United States Mint in Charlotte, North Carolina.
May 1, 2012 · Cramer, Stuart W. “Recent Development in Air Conditioning,” in Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association, Held at Asheville, N.C. May 16-17, 1906 .
Stuart Warren Cramer, leader in the development and improvement of textile mills, inventor, and leader in the Republican party in North Carolina, was born in Thomasville to John Thomas and Mary Jane Thomas Cramer.
Jan 19, 2024 · Stuart Warren Cramer (1868-1940), though perhaps unexceptional as a textile executive, contributed significantly to the cotton mill industry through his engineering and invention skills. Born in Thomasville to a furniture manufacturer, young Cramer was educated at the United States Naval Academy.
