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
Albert Judson Albert Judson Albert Judson (10 July 1885 – 8 April 1975) was an English first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club against Kent, at Bramall Lane in July 1920. Born in Cullingworth, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, Judson was a right arm fast medium bowler, who bowled one over in the game, conceding five runs, and did not take a wicket. Judson had no chance to bat either, nor did he take a catch, as the game finished in a rain ruined draw, with Kent scoring 36 without loss in their first innings. Judson delivered the last of