John Hazelhurst Boneval Latrobe | |
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Born | |
Died | September 11, 1891 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 88)
Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Known for | Inventing the Latrobe Stove |
Spouses | Margaret Caile Steuart
(m. 1828; died 1831)Charlotte Virginia Claiborne
(m. 1832) |
Children | 8, including Ferdinand C. Latrobe |
Father | Benjamin Henry Latrobe |
Relatives | Benjamin Henry Latrobe II (brother) |
John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe (May 4, 1803 – September 11, 1891) was an American lawyer and inventor. He invented the Latrobe Stove, also known as the "Baltimore Heater", a coal fired parlor heater made of cast iron and that fit into fireplaces as an insert. He patented his design in 1846.[1] The squat stoves were very popular by the 1870s and were much smaller than Benjamin Franklin's Franklin stove.