Cowper Phipps Coles
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Captain Cowper Phipps Coles, C.B., R.N., was an English naval captain with the Royal Navy. Coles was also an inventor; in 1859, he was the first to patent a design for a revolving gun turret. Upon appealing for public support, his turrets were... Wikipedia
Born: July 9, 1819, Ditcham, United Kingdom
Died: September 7, 1870 (age 51 years), Cape Finisterre
Grandchild: Irene Catherine Wake-Walker
Children: Sherard Osborn Cowper-Coles, Fanny Augusta Coles, and Samuel Hood Cowper-Coles
Partner: Emily Pearson
Parents: John Coles and Mary Anne Goodhew Rogers