if this is the president of union electric construction company of Iowa(incorporated in 1897) , then he was also the inventor of railroad switch in 1897. as far as childhood i dont know. this company started with 5 million dollar stock issue and became part of union pacific railroad.
When was Walter B. Purvis born
He was a black inventor that invented the fountain pen
1874
the year 1948
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J. B. Purvis has written: 'Through Uganda to Mount Elgon' -- subject(s): Description and travel, Ethnology, Missions
James Garfield was given treatment by Dr. Purvis after he was shot .
1890
William B. Purvis attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied at the College of Arts and Sciences. He later went on to earn a degree in architecture from the same institution.
William B. Purvis had a total of four siblings, which included two brothers and two sisters. His family background is not extensively documented, but he is known to have grown up in a supportive household.
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There is no historic record of W. B. Purvis except that he was an African-American inventor who filed numerous patents with the US Patent Office between 1884 and 1897, including an improved form of the fountain pen.