Robert Parker Parrott

Robert Parker Parrott
Born(1804-10-05)October 5, 1804
Lee, New Hampshire
DiedDecember 24, 1877(1877-12-24) (aged 73)
Cold Spring, New York
ParentJohn Fabyan Parrott
Engineering career
ProjectsParrott rifle

Robert Parker Parrott (October 5, 1804 – December 24, 1877) was an American soldier and inventor of military ordnance, famed for developing the Parrott gun prominently used in the American Civil War.

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