Winslow Lewis

Winslow Lewis
Born
Nathaniel Winslow Lewis

(1770-05-11)May 11, 1770
Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
DiedMay 20, 1850(1850-05-20) (aged 80)
Wellfleet, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupations
  • Sea captain
  • engineer
  • inventor
  • contractor
Years activec. 1807–1850
RelativesI. W. P. Lewis (newphew)

Winslow Lewis (born Nathaniel Winslow Lewis; May 11, 1770 – May 20, 1850) was a sea captain, engineer, inventor and contractor active in the construction of many American lighthouses during the first half of the nineteenth century.

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