John H. B. Latrobe

John Hazelhurst Boneval Latrobe
John H. B. Latrobe (1860)
Born(1803-05-04)May 4, 1803
DiedSeptember 11, 1891(1891-09-11) (aged 88)
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Known forInventing the Latrobe Stove
Spouses
Margaret Caile Steuart
(m. 1828; died 1831)
Charlotte Virginia Claiborne
(m. 1832)
Children8, including Ferdinand C. Latrobe
FatherBenjamin Henry Latrobe
RelativesBenjamin 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.

  1. ^ Pbreber (October 11, 2016). "Forgotten history of Ellicott City & Howard County MD: John H. B. Latrobe's patented heating stove - Latrobe Stove - 1846". historichomeshowardcounty.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.