William Wouldhave (1751–1821) is a rival of Lionel Lukin for recognition as inventor of the lifeboat. His tombstone, erected thirteen years before Lukin’s, describes William Wouldhave as;
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- ‘Inventor of that invaluable blessing to mankind the Lifeboat’
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Read more about William Wouldhave: Personal History, Lifeboat Invention, Other Claims, Other Inventors
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