L Hamilton McCormick

Entrepreneur

Birthday May 27, 1859

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Illinois

DEATH DATE Feb 2, 1934 (74)

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About

Art collector and inventor who hailed from a prosperous family and claimed to have invented the aerial torpedo.

Before Fame

He attended Amherst College where he invented two automatic railroad car couplers and a ballot box to register votes. He attended Columbia Law School.

Trivia

He invented a non-pickable door lock when he was 14.

Family Life

He married Constance Plummer on February 15, 1887. They had three sons together.

Associated With

He was a fan of Andre Michelin.