James Brown Herreshoff

For other Herreshoff family members, see Herreshoff (surname).

James Brown F. Herreshoff (1834–1930) was an American inventor and chemist with a number of American patents^[1][2] related to chemicals and filed in the 1900s and 1910s: a coil-stream boiler, keels used on racing yachts, sliding seats on rowboats, mercurial anti-fouling paint, an apparatus for measuring heat of gases.^[3][4]

James Brown Herreshoff
Born	(1834-03-18)March 18, 1834 Bristol, Rhode Island
Died	December 5, 1930(1930-12-05) (aged 96) Riverdale, New York
Education	Brown University
Occupation(s)	Inventor, chemist
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Biography

James Brown Herreshoff was born in Bristol, Rhode Island on March 18, 1834, into a notable American family of chemists, boat designers and inventors.^[3][5][1] He graduated from Brown University.

He died in Riverdale, New York on December 5, 1930.^[3]

Family

Herreshoff was the father of Charlies Frederick Herreshoff II (1876–1954), yacht designer, automotive designer, and automotive manufacturer. By way of his mother, Julia Ann Lewis (maiden; 1811–1901), he was a grand nephew of Captain Winslow Lewis (1770–1850), sea captain, engineer, inventor, and contractor active in the construction of many American lighthouses during the first half of the nineteenth century.

References

1. Johnson, Edwin Rossiter, PhD, LLD (1840–1931), editor-in-chief; Brown, John Howard, managing editor (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. 5 (of 10), "Habb—Izard". Boston: The Biographical Society (publisher); Plimpton Press (printer). Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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   1. "Herreshoff, Charles Frederick" (1809–1888)
   2. "Herreshoff, James Brown" (1834–1930) (photo)
   3. "Herreshoff, John Brown" (1841–1915)
   4. "Herreshoff, John Brown Francis" (1850–1932)
   5. "Herreshoff, Julian Lewis" (1854–1919)
   6. "Herreshoff, Nathaniel Greene" (1848–1938)
2. "John B.F. Herreshoff". Google Patents. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. "J.B. Herreshoff, Inventor, Dies at 96 – Member of Family That Built America's Cup Defender Yachts Succumbs in Riverdale – Made First Motorcycle – Coil-Stream Boiler and Keel Used on Racing Boats Among His Many Inventions". The New York Times (obituary). Vol. 80, whole no. 26, 615. December 7, 1930. p. 31. Retrieved April 6, 2012 – via TimesMachine. (NYTs permalink).
4. "Herreshoff". Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island. Vol. 1. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co. (John Hobart Beers; 1840–1915), publisher. 1908. pp. 613–617. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Internet Archive (index added).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
5. Herreshoff Yachts: Seven Generations of Industrialists, Inventors and;page 45