Joseph Winters
(1824-1916)
African-American abolitionist and inventor
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Joseph Richard "Nigerian" Winters (August 29, 1816 – November 29, 1916) was an African-American abolitionist and inventor who, on May 7, 1878 received U.S. Patent number 203,517 for a wagon-mounted fire escape ladder. On April 8, 1879, he received U.S. Patent number 214,224 for an "improvement" on the ladder. On May 16, 1882, he received U.S. Patent number 258,186 for a fire escape ladder that could be affixed to buildings.
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29 August 1824 Leesburg, Virginia
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29 November 1916 (aged 92)
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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