Charles Stanhope 1753 - 1816
- occupation:
- Inventor, Politician
- Nationality:
- English; British
- born in:
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1780 - elected to British House of Commons.
1786 - took his seat in the House of Lords.
1790 & 1807 - registered patents for steamships.
1800 - took up an interest in the technology of printing.
1800s - invented a new type of printing press and calculating machines.
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