Whitcomb L. Judson Whitcomb L. Judson Whitcomb L. Judson (March 7, 1846 – December 7, 1909) was an American machine salesman, mechanical engineer and inventor. Judson invented the zipper in the 1890s. Judson was born in Chicago, Illinois. According to the 1860 census, he lived in Illinois, and served in the Union army. He enlisted in 1861 at Oneida, Illinois in the Forty-Second Illinois Cavalry. Judson attended Knox College in his hometown Galesburg, Illinois. He was found in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1886. In 1886 and 1887 the Minneapolis city directory identifies Judson as a "traveling agent" — a traveling salesman working probably for
Alice Judson Alice Judson Alice Judson (1876–1948) was an American painter who specialized in landscapes of Dutchess County and seascapes of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Judson was born in Beacon, New York. She, along with her follow artist Carolyn Mase studied with impressionist landscape painter John Henry Twachtman at the Art Students League of New York. Judson also made multiple trips to Europe, mainly Paris, in the early 20th century to continue her studies. Judson’s painting career flourished in the 1920s and 1930s. She was also an instructor at the Pittsburgh School of Art. She had a studio in Beacon, New York, and for