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> John Fitch
John Fitch
was born on
January 21
,
1743
in
Connecticut
, USA. He is credited as a contributor to the invention of the
steamboat
. The first successful trial run of his steamboat was made on the
Delaware River
on
August 22
,
1787
in the presence of delegates from the
Constitutional Convention
. Fitch was granted a
patent
on
August 26
,
1791
, after a battle with James Rumsey , who had created a similar invention. Fitch's idea would later be turned profitable by
Robert Fulton
. He committed
suicide
in
July
of
1798
.
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