Robert Fulton
Portrait of Fulton
Born	Robert Fulton ( 1765-11-14 ) November 14, 1765 Little Britain, Lancaster County , Province of Pennsylvania , British America
Died	February 24, 1815 (1815-02-24) (aged 49) New York City , U.S.
Resting place	Trinity Church Cemetery
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Engineer, inventor, businessman
Years active	1793?1815
Known for	Steamboat, Nautilus   (1800 submarine)
Spouse(s)	Harriet Livingston ( m.   1808 ; his death  1815 )

Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 ? February 25, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who invented the steamboat . Fulton county (county in the state of Georgia) was named after him.

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