William Howard | |
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| Born | 1793 |
| Died | 1834 (aged 40–41) |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland |
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Rebecca Ann Key (m. 1828) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | John Eager Howard (father) Peggy Chew Howard (mother) |
William Howard (1793–1834) was an American topographical engineer who was one of the first to work for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. When the railroad built its first cars using friction bearings first developed by Ross Winans, Howard made his own design and patented it on November 2, 1828.[citation needed]