Edward D. Robie
Edward Dunham Robie , was a naval engineer, inventor, and Union naval officer during the American Civil War.
Robie was born in Burlington, Vermont, the son of Jacob and Louisa Robie. He was educated at the local academy in Binghamton, New York, where he was awarded a scholarship prize and a warrant as an assistant engineer in the United States Navy in 1852.
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