Samuel W. Soule

Wisconsin Historical Marker

Samuel Willard Soulé (January 25, 1830 - July 12, 1875)[1] along with Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden invented the first practical typewriter at a machine shop located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1869.[2]

References

  1. A contribution to the history, biography and genealogy of the families named Sole, Solly, Soule, Sowle, Soulis;pp. 864-866
  2. Invention of the Typewriter, Wisconsin Historical Marker, Retrieved May 11, 2008.