(September 1, 1857 – April 27, 1928) was the third African American to enter the United States Naval Academy.
He later served as an assistant patent examiner in the United States Patent Office, where he would chronicle the history of African-American inventors.
Author: Daniel Wallace Culp Source: Baker, Henry E. () "The Negro as an inventor" in Twentieth century Negro literature; or, A cyclopedia of thought on the vital topics relating to the American Negro,, Naperville, Ill., Toronto: J.L. Nichols & Company, pp. 398–413 License: PD US