Historedia
Person

William Smith Otis

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1839

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Smith Otis, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. William Otis patents the steam shovel

    1839

    Role: Inventor

    1. 1839-02-24 · Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPatent Issuance

      William Otis received US patent number 1089 for his steam shovel design on February 24, 1839.

    2. 1839-11-13 · unknownInventor Death

      William Otis died of typhoid fever on November 13, 1839, at age 26.

Sources

  1. William Otis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-02