John H. B. Latrobe
John Hazelhurst Boneval Latrobe | |
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John H. B. Latrobe (1860) | |
| Born | May 4, 1803 |
| Died | September 11, 1891 (aged 88) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| 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. The squat stoves were very popular by the 1870s and were much smaller than Benjamin Franklin's Franklin stove.