SHOLES, CHRIS TOP HE

LATHAM (1819-1890), American inventor. In 1866 he began work on his invention of a typewriter and in 1868 obtained a patent. This patent and invention were turned over to E. Remington & Sons, of Ilion, N. Y., in 1873. (1856-1919), Railroad Official; 6. in Crawford county, Pennsylvania; d. in New York. He graduated at Mon mouth College in 1876, practiced law and became interested in railroad building. He helped construct the Iowa Central and obtained controlling interest in the Mi ouri, Iowa, and Nebraska, and Toledo, St. Louis, and Western roads. He was chairman of the Ishmian Canal Commi ion, 1905-7, and president of the New York Interborough, 1907-19.