| Birth: | Jan. 12, 1861 | | Death: | May 22, 1921 | 
Inventor. He received a patent for his mercury arc lamp, which is the direct antecedent of modern florescent lighting. He was the son of New York City Mayor Abraham Stevens Hewitt, and the grandson of inventor Peter Cooper.
Search Amazon for Peter Hewitt | | | Burial:
Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Kings County
New York, USA
Plot: Section 97, Lot 3932 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 18, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 4763 |
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